H.R.H. Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Prince Consort of Queen Victoria (1819-1861), Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1847-61.: M.1-1870

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Titles

H.R.H. Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Prince Consort of Queen Victoria (1819-1861), Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1847-61.

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Foley, John Henry

Entities

Figure

Categories

Sculpture

Description

White marble. Over life-size portrait statue of Prince Albert, wearing the robes of the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, a position he had occupied from 1847 until his death in 1861.

Legal notes

Given to the University by the Subscribers

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1870) by Cambridge University Subscribers

Dating

19th Century, Mid#
Victorian
Production date: AD 1866

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Plinth Height 14 cm
Statue Height 219.7 cm

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Carving : White marble

Inscription or legends present

Text: J.H. FOLEY, R.A., Sc/LONDON 1866
Location: On the plinth at the right
Method of creation: Inscribed

References and bibliographic entries

A Handbook to the Collection of Antiquities and Other Objects Exhibited in the Fitzwilliam Museum page(s): p. 1
Catalogue of Cambridge Portraits I The University Collection page(s): p. 117

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-1870
Primary reference Number: 30932
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1870
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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