The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria

About this Object

This week's object is an albumen carte-de-visite (calling-card) photomontage from the National Portrait Gallery Collections depicting the 'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'. It was taken by Henry Hering in the 1862. The work is small, at 72mm X 55mm and was give to the NPG 1916 by Algernon Graves.

See this object on the National Portrait Gallery's Website.

Connection to last week's item: Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. Founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, it has since been the home of 39 monarchs (see the list here) all of whom are depicted in the image above.

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