Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Mar 1861Albumen print | 10.0 x 6.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418576
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61), standing, facing towards each other. Prince Albert stands next to a fluted column and faces the Queen who rests her hands on his right arm.
The photograph is in an envelope marked 'One Set of Rooms - (Reduced)'.
The photograph is in an envelope marked 'One Set of Rooms - (Reduced)'.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
10.0 x 6.6 cm (whole object)
- A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
