Papers relating to Prince Albert’s personal life and enthusiasms
Papers relating to Prince Albert’s personal life and enthusiasms
22.9 x 27.6 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1140987
Prince Albert was a keen composer and wrote a number of love songs for Queen Victoria. In Dem Fernen (From afar), written during the couple’s engagement, he speaks of sending thoughts to a distant loved one. The first page is annotated by Victoria: ‘Composed by dear Albert at Windsor Castle & sent to me by him Jan 5 1840’. At this time, Albert was in Germany, preparing to move to England for his marriage to the Queen.
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (composer)
22.9 x 27.6 cm (book measurement (conservation))
23.0 x 27.5 cm (whole object)
[Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010, pg 456]