The Bridal Morn (Queen Victoria; Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
The Bridal Morn (Queen Victoria; Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, published by John William Laird, after Frederick William Lock
mezzotint, published 1844 (circa 1840-1841)
28 3/4 in. x 20 5/8 in. (730 mm x 525 mm) plate size; 30 3/8 in. x 22 1/4 in. (772 mm x 566 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1915
Reference Collection
NPG D11227
Sittersback to top
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 208 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. Sitter associated with 548 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John William Laird (active 1839-1846), Publisher and print seller. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Frederick William Lock (active 1845-1871). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Samuel William Reynolds Jr (1794-1872), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 71 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1844back to top
Current affairs
Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.Art and science
Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.
International
Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.
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