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Memorial works

Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

Prince Consort's Mausoleum, Frogmore

c. 1876

Albumen print | 16.7 x 24.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2140309

Photograph of the principal entrance to the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, in the Home Park, Windsor. A flight of steps lead up to a covered porch which is accessed via three arches. Romanesque windows on the lower and upper sections of the building. The building is framed through trees that stand in the foreground. 
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    Attributed to G.W.W. (photographer)

  • 16.7 x 24.2 cm (image)

    33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • Album: Windsor Castle Etc

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Home Park
                  • Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
                    • Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
                      • Entrance [Victoria and Albert Mausoleum, Windsor Home Park]
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs