Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861

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A drunken wet-nurse about to give the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) a drop of alcohol as a horrified Queen Victoria and Prince Albert burst in on the scene. Lithograph.

Michael Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution: Prince Albert and his sons in the audience. Wood engraving, 1856, after A. Blaikley.

The last moments of HRH the Prince Consort. Oil painting by Oakley under the pseudonym Le Port, ca. 1861.

Queen Victoria visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean war. Mezzotint by T.O. Barlow, 1859, after Jerry Barrett.

The funeral of Albert Prince Consort, in St George's Chapel, Windsor. Wood engraving, 1861.

Albert, Prince Consort, on his deathbed at Windsor Castle, with members of the royal family and the royal household in attendance, 14 December 1861. Lithograph by W.L. Walton after Oakley, c.1865.

Crimean War: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert inspecting wounded guards at Buckingham Palace. Wood engraving by Smyth after [J.G.].

Crimean War: key to the painting of the reception of "Crimean Heroes" by Queen Victoria. Coloured lithograph after J. Gilbert.

Queen Victoria with her entourage visiting invalided soldiers at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham. Wood engraving, 1855.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean War, at Brompton Hospital, Chatham. Coloured lithograph by J.A. Vinter, 1855, after J. Tenniel.

People voting in the election for Chancellor of Cambridge University. Wood engraving, 1847.

The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.

Robert Peel as a tinker cries up his wares, including the reintroduction of income tax; Queen Victoria commends them to Prince Albert, but the Duke of Wellington complains about his rival. Lithograph ca. 1842.

Prince Albert : his life and work / Hermione Hobhouse.

St Thomas's Hospital, Southwark: Prince Albert distributing prizes to the medical students. Coloured lithograph by C. H. Fairland after W. H. Kearney, 1845.

Jewel decorated with a red cross and three stars given by Queen Victoria to Florence Nightingale for her work in Crimea. Colour lithograph, 1856.

The Hospital for Consumption, Brompton Road, Fulham: viewed from the road. Lithograph by T. G. Dutton after F. J. Francis, 1844.

Christ wearing the crown of thorns is presented by Pilate to the Jews. Engraving by G.T. Doo, 1850, after A. Allegri, il Correggio.

Paupers, criminals and cholera at Dorchester in 1854 [being letters from Henry Moule to H.R.H. the Prince Consort during the cholera of 1854] / by Henry Moule. Introduction by Stephen Dewar.

Description of the Royal Cyclorama, or Music Hall: Albany Street, Regent's Park. Opened in MDCCCXLVIII. Under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, and H.R.H. Prince Albert. With numerous illustrations of the cyclorama of Lisbon before and after the earthquake in 1755 / Projected and designed by Mr. W. Bradwell.

Address / by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort.

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Christ wearing the crown of thorns is presented by Pilate to the Jews. Engraving by G.T. Doo, 1850, after A. Allegri, il Correggio.

Paupers, criminals and cholera at Dorchester in 1854 [being letters from Henry Moule to H.R.H. the Prince Consort during the cholera of 1854] / by Henry Moule. Introduction by Stephen Dewar.

The Hospital for Consumption, Brompton Road, Fulham: viewed from the road. Lithograph by T. G. Dutton after F. J. Francis, 1844.

Address / by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort.

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Images by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Images featuring Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Works from the collections

Christ wearing the crown of thorns is presented by Pilate to the Jews. Engraving by G.T. Doo, 1850, after A. Allegri, il Correggio.

Paupers, criminals and cholera at Dorchester in 1854 [being letters from Henry Moule to H.R.H. the Prince Consort during the cholera of 1854] / by Henry Moule. Introduction by Stephen Dewar.

The Hospital for Consumption, Brompton Road, Fulham: viewed from the road. Lithograph by T. G. Dutton after F. J. Francis, 1844.

Address / by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort.

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