Albert (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria, 1850. Artist: Unknown

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Albert (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria, 1844. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married his first cousin, Queen Victoria, in 1840. In 1857 he was given the title Prince Consort and became the Queen's private advisor. He was interested in arts, science and industry and planned the Great Exhibition of 1851. In this cartoon Albert, wearing a mortar board and wielding an axe, is being urged to think before felling trees in Hyde Park to make way for the Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition. From Punch, London, 1850.

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Size: 3442px × 3056px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London
Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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