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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

UNKNOWN PERSON

The Mausoleum at Frogmore

11 - 11 Dec 1864

Albumen print | 21.0 x 15.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2101580

Photograph of the entrance to the Royal Mausoleum.  A carpet is laid on the entrance steps. There are trees either side of the mausoleum.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • annotation: DECR 11. 1864. [beneath work, left side]

  • 21.0 x 15.6 cm (image)

    37.3 x 31.2 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Home Park
                  • Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
                    • Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
                      • Entrance [Victoria and Albert Mausoleum, Windsor Home Park]
                      • Porch [Victoria and Albert Mausoleum, Windsor Home Park]
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Construction
        • Structural parts of buildings
          • Stairs
      • Home economics
        • Furniture & accessories
          • Upholstery
            • Floor coverings
              • Carpets
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
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