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The visit took place in March 1855 at the Brompton Hospital, Chatham, where Barrett made sketches of the scene. Queen Victoria was accompanied by the Prince Consort and their two eldest sons, the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred (later Duke of Edinburgh)

1 print : mezzotint, with etching ; image 55.5 x 87 cm

Queen Victoria visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean war. Mezzotint by T.O. Barlow, 1859, after Jerry Barrett.

Above, Queen Victoria, having ascended into heaven, is seated enthroned on a cloud. Prince Albert stands on the left. Around her, natives of the countries of the Empire lay gifts before her. Below, Lord Salisbury, standing with the Government behind him, reads an address of condolence to King Edward VII, seated. Behind the king stand members of the Royal Family. In the background to the lower scene, a crowd of people stand, beyond whom are seen factories, iron ships and a steam train representing engineering triumphs of the Queen's reign

1 print : photogravure ; sheet approximately 111.5 x 75.5 cm

The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.

Peel is represented as a tinker carrying a bucket in one hand and a box labelled 'budget' on his back; he looks out at the viewer singing 'I mend kettles and cans, I hoop mugs, pottles, and pans, and over the country I trudget it. I eat when I'm hungry, I drink when I'm dry, and carry my all in my budget'. In his box is a book labelled 'income tax'. A rival (the Duke of Wellington) sits to the right claiming 'blowed if he hasn't taken away my best customer, I'd better give up the trade!' Right, Queen Victoria holding a saucepan labelled 'finance' reassures her husband 'I really think this will hold now it was always running out as the other man mended it'. She addresses her remarks to Prince Albert who holds their baby son Prince Albert Edward

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1 print : lithograph ; image 33 x 23.6 cm.

Robert Peel as a tinker cries up his wares, including the reintroduction of income tax; Queen Victoria commends them to Prince Albert, but the Duke of Wellington complains about his rival. Lithograph ca. 1842.

x, 182 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Prince Albert : his life and work / Hermione Hobhouse.

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 24.7 x 34.5 cm

Saint Thomas's Hospital, Southwark: Prince Albert distributing prizes to the medical students. Coloured lithograph by C. H. Fairland after W. H. Kearney, 1845.

The life of His Royal Highness the Prince consort.

The Prince Consort and the founding of the Imperial College : special lecture by the rector to commemorate the centenary of the death of HRH Albert, the Prince Consort / by Sir Patrick Linstead, CBE, FRS.

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 31.3 x 45.3 cm

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean War, at Brompton Hospital, Chatham. Coloured lithograph by J.A. Verner, 1855, after J. Tenniel.

ix, 331 pages, 12 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Great deaths : grieving, religion, and nationhood in Victorian and Edwardian Britain / John Wolffe.

The scene is one of the Christmas lectures. Faraday is depicted at the instant of throwing an object up in the air with his left hand. He is holding a similar object in his right. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred sit in the front row on the left

1 print : wood engraving ; image 23.5 x 32.1 cm

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Queen Victoria visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean war. Mezzotint by T.O. Barlow, 1859, after Jerry Barrett.

The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.

Robert Peel as a tinker cries up his wares, including the reintroduction of income tax; Queen Victoria commends them to Prince Albert, but the Duke of Wellington complains about his rival. Lithograph ca. 1842.

Prince Albert : his life and work / Hermione Hobhouse.

Saint Thomas's Hospital, Southwark: Prince Albert distributing prizes to the medical students. Coloured lithograph by C. H. Fairland after W. H. Kearney, 1845.

The life of His Royal Highness the Prince consort.

The Prince Consort and the founding of the Imperial College : special lecture by the rector to commemorate the centenary of the death of HRH Albert, the Prince Consort / by Sir Patrick Linstead, CBE, FRS.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean War, at Brompton Hospital, Chatham. Coloured lithograph by J.A. Verner, 1855, after J. Tenniel.

Great deaths : grieving, religion, and nationhood in Victorian and Edwardian Britain / John Wolffe.

Michael Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution: Prince Albert and his sons in the audience. Wood engraving, 1856, after A. Blaikley.

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Queen Victoria visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean war. Mezzotint by T.O. Barlow, 1859, after Jerry Barrett.

The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.

Robert Peel as a tinker cries up his wares, including the reintroduction of income tax; Queen Victoria commends them to Prince Albert, but the Duke of Wellington complains about his rival. Lithograph ca. 1842.

Prince Albert : his life and work / Hermione Hobhouse.

Saint Thomas's Hospital, Southwark: Prince Albert distributing prizes to the medical students. Coloured lithograph by C. H. Fairland after W. H. Kearney, 1845.

The life of His Royal Highness the Prince consort.

The Prince Consort and the founding of the Imperial College : special lecture by the rector to commemorate the centenary of the death of HRH Albert, the Prince Consort / by Sir Patrick Linstead, CBE, FRS.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean War, at Brompton Hospital, Chatham. Coloured lithograph by J.A. Verner, 1855, after J. Tenniel.

Great deaths : grieving, religion, and nationhood in Victorian and Edwardian Britain / John Wolffe.

Michael Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution: Prince Albert and his sons in the audience. Wood engraving, 1856, after A. Blaikley.

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