Memorialising Albert
Prince Albert's lasting influence can be seen in many mediums
ALBERT JENKINS HUMBERT (1821-77)
Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore: realised design of the south elevation
c. 1862Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour over pencil | 37.6 x 52.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 919737
A watercolour architectural representation of the south-elevation of Frogmore Mausoleum in the middle ground, surrounded by trees.
The mausoleum designed by Humbert for the burial of Prince Albert was located in the grounds at Frogmore in the Home Park at Windsor. The exterior was in the Romanesque style chosen earlier for the mausoleum that Albert and his brother had erected for their parents at Coburg.
Inscribed with scale at bottom centre
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010
