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Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
'Tis better to have loved & lost than never to have loved at all' c.1862-81
Hand-written transcript on mourning paper | 17.5 x 11.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 1005991.a
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Master: Tis better to have loved & lost than never to have loved at all Item: 'Tis better to have loved & lost than never to have loved at all' c.1862-81
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A four page document containing a transcript by Queen Victoria of 'In Memoriam' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The transcript is written on paper with a thick black border.
Following the death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria found comfort in Tennyson's poem, recording in her journal 'Much soothed & pleased with Tennyson's "In Memoriam." Only those who have suffered, as I do, can understand these beautiful poems' (RA VIC/MAIN/QVJ (W) 5 Jan 1862).Provenance
A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the document was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
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Medium and techniques
Hand-written transcript on mourning paper
Measurements
17.5 x 11.2 cm (whole object)
