Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
GHÉMAR FRÈRES (ACTIVE 1859-94)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
1862Albumen photographic print carte de visite | 10.5 x 6.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2105704
Photograph of a full length portrait of Queen Victoria in mourning for Prince Albert. The Queen is holding a picture of the Prince in her right hand and is looking down at it, she is wearing a black cloak and shawl over her head and there is a table to her side.
Creator(s)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)10.5 x 6.0 cm (image)
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Mourning
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Social sciences
