Memorialising Albert
Prince Albert's lasting influence can be seen in many mediums
QUEEN VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1819-1901)
Our Mausoleum Frogmore
dated 1865Pencil, watercolour, with ink inscription | 12.3 x 8.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980039.bf
A pencil drawing with watercolour wash showing the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore. The mausoleum is shown from the front.
Inscribed below pasted down sheet: Our Mausoleum Frogmore - 1865.
The plans for the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore were started in the days following Prince Albert's death in December 1861. The foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria in March 1862 and the Mausoleum consecrated in December 1862. The decoration however, was not not fully completed for another ten years. Queen Victoria regularly visited the Mausoleum and her body was placed alongside that of her husband after her death in January 1901.
Inscribed below pasted down sheet: Our Mausoleum Frogmore - 1865.
The plans for the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore were started in the days following Prince Albert's death in December 1861. The foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria in March 1862 and the Mausoleum consecrated in December 1862. The decoration however, was not not fully completed for another ten years. Queen Victoria regularly visited the Mausoleum and her body was placed alongside that of her husband after her death in January 1901.
