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Albert Memorial Edinburgh
Burns, Archibald, 1876, Glass negative
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Albert Memorial Edinburgh
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1412
Title
Albert Memorial Edinburgh
Description
A crowd of Victorian men and women gather round the base of the Albert Memorial, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. The men are mostly wearing bowler and top hats. The memorial features a bronze statue of Prince Albert on a horse. It is mounted on a stone plinth which has bronze freezes round it and statues of people looking up at Albert at it's base. The memorial is surrounded by railings and the trees of Charlotte Square Gardens can be seen in the background.
Artist / maker
Burns, Archibald
Date
1876
Size
11.9 x 18.9 cm
Type
Glass negative
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Prince Albert Memorial was inaugerated in August 1876 at a ceremony presided over by Queen Victoria. The piece as a whole was designed by David Bryce, and the main statue is the work of Sir John Steell. The cost of £16,500 was met by public subscription. It commemorates Queen Victoria's husband who died in December 1861 at the age of 42.
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