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DM 4623: a decorated tree on a table with presents, paintings, and a bracelet designed by Prince Albert. Signed, dated and inscribed.
A Victorian Christmas at Windsor Castle

Victoria and Albert spent 20 happy Christmases together at Windsor Castle

WILLIAM ESSEX (1784-1869)

Brooch of Victoria, Princess Royal

1842

RCIN 4834

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s eldest child, Victoria, the Princess Royal, had just turned two before Christmas 1842. This brooch depicts her as a winged cherub and her pose was inspired by a painting by the Italian artist Raphael (1483–1520), who Prince Albert particularly admired.

Splendid indeed were the presents my beloved one gave me…

Queen Victoria’s Journal, 24 December 1842

From Prince Albert to Queen Victoria, Christmas 1842

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