Albert, Prince Consort, President of the Society of Arts (1843–1861), with the Charter of the Great Exhibition of 1851

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Portrait of Albert, Prince Consort, President of the Society, 1843 to 1861, holding the Charter of the Great Exhibition 1851. This portrait and the companion painting of Queen Victoria with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and other members of the Royal Family (by John Calcott Horsley RA) are currently on display on the main stairwell to the Society’s Great Room. These two paintings and a bust of Prince Albert form the memorial to the Prince Consort. The portrait was previously hung in the Great Room, around 1863–1865. This painting is framed in a gilded vertical cartouche panel with a Coat of Arms relief at the top edge of the frame and a painted inscription below the lower edge.

Royal Society of Arts

London

Title

Albert, Prince Consort, President of the Society of Arts (1843–1861), with the Charter of the Great Exhibition of 1851

Date

1863

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 335 x W 157 cm

Accession number

RSA005

Acquisition method

purchased by subscription by members of the RSA as a memorial to Prince Albert, 1863

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

PRESENTED TO THE SOCIETY OF ARTS By Members, to record their appreciation of the great services of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT during the 18 years he held the office of President of the Society

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