Emil Wolff (1802-79)
Prince Albert 1839
Marble | 59.0 x 38.0 cm (including base/stand) | RCIN 1527
In an exhibition, Kensington Palace
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This rare portrait of the carefree twenty-year-old Prince Albert was made during his five-month student tour of Italy. Queen Victoria kept the bust by the desk in her Sitting Room at Buckingham Palace.
Text from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love.Provenance
Sculpted in Rome when Prince Albert was twenty. Sent by Albert to Victoria after their engagement in 1839.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Marble
Measurements
59.0 x 38.0 cm (including base/stand)
52.0 x 38.0 cm (excluding base/stand)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
The Prince Consort (1819-1861)
