The Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

c. 1855

Albumen print | RCIN 2905580

Photograph of a painting of the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

The ceremony took place on the morning of 10 February 1840 in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert clasp hands at the altar rails, before the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The painting is held in the Royal Collection, RCIN 407165.

Creator(s)

After Sir George Hayter (1792-1871) (artist)

Unknown Person (photographer)

Subject(s)

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

Archbishop of Canterbury

Sir George Hayter (1792-1871)

Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom (1792-1849)

Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)

Archbishop of York

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
  Ethnology
  Social customs
  Marriage
  Royal Weddings
- Religion & Theology
  Religions and faiths
  Christianity
  Bible & Holy Scripture
  Book of Common Prayer
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
  Architecture
  Architectural design
  Architectural decoration & motifs
  Tracery
- Places
  Europe
  Great Britain
  England
  Greater London [England]
  London [Greater London]
  City of Westminster [London]
  St James's Palace
  Chapel Royal [St James's Palace]
Object type(s)

Portraiture

The Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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