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)
c. 1862Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2105718
Photograph of a full-length portrait of Queen Victoria in mourning for Prince Albert. She is shown seated at a table and holds a picture of The Prince in her right hand, The Queen looks towards the camera.
Creator(s)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)8.6 x 5.6 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.2 cm (mount)
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Mourning
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
