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Memorial works

Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

      MESSRS. DAY (ACTIVE 1850S-1860S)

      The Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)

      Apr 1860

      Albumen print | 9.8 x 6.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418603

      Photograph of a full length portrait of the Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) standing, facing right, her face captured in profile. Her left hand rests on the back of a chair. Photograph taken at Buckingham Palace.

      Photograph contained in an envelope marked A. (Silvy).

      • Creator(s)

        Messrs. Day (active 1850s-1860s) (photographer)

      • 9.8 x 6.5 cm (whole object)

      • A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'

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