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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 the Prince and Princess of Wales with bust of Prince Albert

    Apr 1863

    Albumen print | RCIN 2927070

    Photograph of a full length group portrait of Princess Alexandra of Wales, Queen Victoria and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. The Queen is seated and faces towards the camera. She is dressed in mourning clothes. The Princess stands beside her, dressed in her bridal outfit, and looks towards the camera. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales stands behind his mother and gazes towards the left. They pose beside a bust of Prince Albert.

    • Creator(s)

      John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)

    • Subject(s)
      • Social sciences
        • Ethnology
          • Mourning
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