Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1820-79)
The royal children in mourning
Mar 1862Albumen print | 14.5 x 11.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2900550
Photograph howing some of the children of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria posed around a bust of Prince Albert. The children are arranged, from left ro right, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, Princess Louise, Princess Victoria of Prussia and Princess Helena.
Creator(s)
William Bambridge (1820-79) (photographer)
14.5 x 11.9 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, Princess Louise, the Crown Princess of Prussia and Princess Helena, 1862 [in Portraits of Royal Children Vol.6 1862-1863]
Acquired by Queen Victoria