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Artist/Maker	Scott, George Gilbert (Sir) (designer)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

A design for the Albert Memorial showing the monument in Kensington Gardens, with a group of spectators. The face of the statue of the Prince Consort is a photograph cut out and attached to the main sheet.

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Categories	Designs Drawings Architecture
Object type	Design
Materials and techniques	Watercolour and gouache Gouache Watercolour Drawing
Brief description	An original design for the Albert Memorial, possibly that submitted to Queen Victoria in January 1863, showing the monument in Kensington Gardens, with groups of spectators. Watercolour and gouache drawing, possibly by Sir George Gilbert Scott.
Physical description	A design for the Albert Memorial showing the monument in Kensington Gardens, with a group of spectators. The face of the statue of the Prince Consort is a photograph cut out and attached to the main sheet.
Dimensions	Height: 35.9cm Width: 46cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Styles	Victorian Gothic Revival
Object history	This design is possibly that submitted to Queen Victoria in January 1863. This drawing, made before the addition of another story to the spire, shows details in the design of the canopy and of the statue of the Prince which differ from those of the completed monument. Another drawing, prepared under the architect's supervision, showing the same design as the above was reproduced on pp. 48-49, vol. 43 of the Illustrated London News, July 1863.
Subjects depicted	Monument Statue Albert (Prince Consort, Consort of Queen Victoria)
Places depicted	Albert Memorial Kensington Gardens
Bibliographic references	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. Julius Bryant, ed. Art and Design for All. The Victoria and Albert Museum London: V&A Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 9781851776665.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2601-1962

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Record created	October 24, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O140161/design-scott-george-gilbert/

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