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CARL HAAG (1820-1915)
Lizzie Stewart and Mary Symons
dated Oct 1853Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | 50.5 x 35.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920747
Victoria wanted a memorial to her beloved husband in his home town of Coburg and so commissioned this colossal bronze statue, designed by William Theed. She chose the site herself on a visit to Germany in 1862. The unveiling ceremony, depicted here, was the first occasion since Albert’s death on which all of his and Victoria’s nine children gathered together.
