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 | 9.7 x 6.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418577
Photograph of a full length portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and the Prince Albert (1819-61) standing, facing towards each other. Queen Victoria wears a checked dress with a fringed shawl. The Prince stands slightly behind her and places his hand on a plinth beside him. He poses with his right leg crossed over the left.
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)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)9.7 x 6.8 cm (whole object)
- A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
