Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
AFTER GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
The Prince Consort's Statue at Balmoral
1883 after an 1867 originalCarbon print | 8.8 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2620036
Photograph of a statue of Albert, Prince Consort who is depicted standing wearing a tartan kilt, with a dog at his right side and holding a rifle by his left side. The statue is placed on top of boulders positioned side by side to form a double column. A wooden fence encloses the base of the statue. In the background stands an obelisk.
The statue of the Prince Consort was unveiled on the 15th October 1867 by Queen Victoria and was designed by the sculptor William Theed (1804-91). This photograph is a later carbon copy of the original albumen photograph. Carbon was a process that was less susceptible to fading, unlike an albumen print that is prone to discolouration over time.
The statue of the Prince Consort was unveiled on the 15th October 1867 by Queen Victoria and was designed by the sculptor William Theed (1804-91). This photograph is a later carbon copy of the original albumen photograph. Carbon was a process that was less susceptible to fading, unlike an albumen print that is prone to discolouration over time.
Creator(s)
After George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)
8.8 x 5.7 cm (image)
17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Prince Consort's Statue [Balmoral Estate]
- Prince Albert's Obelisk [Balmoral Estate]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Statues
- Sculpture
- Plastic arts
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
