Victoria & Albert: Art & Love
 

This major exhibition  is the first ever to focus on the unique partnership of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their shared enthusiasm for art. Bringing together over 400 items from across the Royal Collection, Victoria & Albert: Art & Love celebrates the royal couple’s mutual delight in collecting and displaying works of art, from the time of their engagement in 1839 to the Prince’s untimely death in 1861.

The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
19 March – 31 October 2010

Preview a selection of highlights below

 

The Royal Family in 1846
Queen Victoria
Victoria, Princess Royal, with Eos
Ramsgate Sands: 'Life at the Seaside'
Prince Albert
Cimabue's Madonna carried in procession
Triptych: The Crucifixion and other scenes
The Madonna of Humility with Angels
Apollo and Diana
Centrepiece
Throne and footstool
Jewel-cabinet
Grand piano
Orange blossom parure
Queen Victoria’s Wedding Brooch
Queen Victoria's Restoration costume
Queen Victoria and her five eldest children
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace