Portrait of Prince Albert
| Portrait of Prince Albert | |
|---|---|
 Version in the National Portrait Gallery | |
| Artist | Franz Xaver Winterhalter |
| Year | 1859 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 241.3 cm × 146.8 cm (95.0 in × 57.8 in) |
| Location | Buckingham Palace, London |
Portrait of Prince Albert is an 1859 portrait painting by the German artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter depicting Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the husband of Queen Victoria and Prince Consort of the United Kingdom.[1] [2] It was the last of several portraits Winterhalter painted of Albert before the prince's death in 1860.
Albert is shown in the uniform of the Rifle Brigade and wearing the star and ribbon of the Order of the Garter. Behind him are the robes of the Order of the Bath, while the table features the chain and star of the Order as well as a field marshal's baton.[3]
The original painting remains in the Royal Collection and on display at Buckingham Palace. In 1867 Winterhalter produced a copy at the command of Queen Victoria. She had been approached with a request from the recently established National Portrait Gallery who lacked a painting of the Prince, and she gifted it to the gallery.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Phillips, Charles. The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Britain. Hermes House, 2006.
- Weintraub, Stanley. Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert. Simon and Schuster, 2000.
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