Victoria commissioned works that memorialised her beloved husband
Victoria commissioned works that memorialised her beloved husband
Following Prince Albert’s (1819-61) death in 1861, Queen Victoria’s (1819-1901) inconsolable grief led her to retreat from public life. Photography, and its dissemination through popular and affordable collectible formats, allowed her likeness to be present despite her physical absence from public life. Photographic family portraits from this period often included William Theed’s (1804-91) posthumous bust of Prince Albert, used as a compositional device to emphasise his continued influence. The most poignant of such photographs include those taken on the occasion of the wedding of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII (1841-1910), and Princess Alexandra of Denmark, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925). A variety of media were used for portraits commemorating Prince Albert, including a series of transfer-printed enamels by Alexander Lamont Henderson (1838-1907).
Camille Silvy (1834-1910)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910)
Alexander Lamont Henderson (1838-1907)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Orlando Norie (1832-1901)
Unknown Person
Jenner & Knewstub, (33 St. Jame's St)
Alexander Lamont Henderson (1838-1907)
Alexander Lamont Henderson (1838-1907)
After John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Alexander Lamont Henderson (1838-1907)
Eduardo de Moira (1817-87)
After Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905)
Frank Holl (1845-88)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
Louis Joseph Ghémar (1819-73)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)