Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
'The Entombment' tablet on the wall of the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle
c.1876Albumen print | 16.8 x 24.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2140289
Photograph of the 'Entombment' tablet from the Albert Memorial chapel, Windsor Castle, featuring a kneeling angel with its hands clasped in front of its face above Christ wrapped in linen. At the base of the tablet is an inscription that reads 'he wrapped him in the linen and laid him in a new sepulcre'
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Attributed to G.W.W. (photographer)
16.8 x 24.1 cm (image)
33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)
'The Entombment' tablet on the wall in the Albert Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle
Album: Windsor Castle Etc
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Berkshire [England]
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Windsor Castle
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Albert Memorial Chapel [Windsor Castle]
- St George's Chapel [Windsor Castle]
- Interiors of Windsor Castle
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Windsor Castle
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
