[55a] Albert Memorial #1, Kensington Gardens, London, England [front]

Creator

Architect/Sculptor of Monument

Patrick MacDowell (1799-1870)

Student Author

Ian Hill (Fall 2025)

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Medium

photograph, carte-de-viste

Keywords

Albert Memorial, Patrick MacDowell, Europe

Physical Dimensions

4x2.5''

Date of Publication

c. 1876-1900

Name of Monument

Albert Memorial: Europe

Date of Completion or Dedication of Monument

1876

City of Monument

Kensington

Location within City

Kensington Gardens

State/Province of Monument

London

Country of Monument

England

Description

Europe is one of the four sculpture groups that decorate the corners of the Albert Memorial.

School of Art/Architecture

Gothic Architecture

Comments

Europe is one of the four sculpture groups on the Albert Memorial representing a continent. It was designed and sculpted by Patrick MacDowell (1799-1870). At the center of the group stands a large bull, signifying the high cattle populations in Europe. A symbolic woman holding an orb and scepter that represent European royalty rides on the back of the bull, representing the Greek myth of Europa’s abduction by Zeus. On the four corners of the pedestal sit four other symbolic women holding various objects of importance to European culture. The five women all wear crowns and long dresses.

Works Cited:

Brooks, Chris. The Prince Consort National Memorial: its History, Contexts, and Conservation. Italy, Conti Tipocolor, 2000.

Digital Date

8-21-2025

Copyright

Physical copy of the carte-de-viste is in the public domain. Digital copy scanned by Rod Library @2025 Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

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