Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
Compositions 1847-53
Manuscript with watercolour frontispiece | 23.8 x 34.0 x 4 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1077784
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
"Lebewohl": Wanderlied. With: Christmas hymn [and] Die Winter Reise / compositions by Prince Albert. [] 1847-53
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
"Lebewohl": Wanderlied. With: Christmas hymn [and] Die Winter Reise / compositions by Prince Albert. [] 1847-53
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
"Lebewohl": Wanderlied. With: Christmas hymn [and] Die Winter Reise / compositions by Prince Albert. [] 1847-53
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
"Lebewohl": Wanderlied. With: Christmas hymn [and] Die Winter Reise / compositions by Prince Albert. [] 1847-53
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Bound in green velvet, with 'VA' monogram in gold metal on the front board
One of a pair of volumes of Prince Albert’s songs, composed between 1847 and 1853, consisting of settings of verses by his brother Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the German lyric poet Ludwig Uhland (1787–1862). Music composition had formed an important part of Prince Albert's early musical education, and he developed a talent for composing small scale pieces, such as those featured in this volume. The frontispiece depicts St Cecilia, patron saint of music, in a watercolour by Lady Waterford, sister of Lady Canning, Queen Victoria’s Lady of the Bedchamber.
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Manuscript with watercolour frontispiece
Measurements
23.8 x 34.0 x 4 cm (book measurement (conservation))
24.0 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
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RL 21434Alternative title(s)
"Lebewohl": Wanderlied. With: Christmas hymn [and] Die Winter Reise / compositions by Prince Albert. []
