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The king unveiling the memorial statue to Queen Victoria at Belfast, July 27... Majesty touched a spring which caused the curtains to fly apart, and Mr. Brock's fine statue stood revealed. His Majesty, doffing his cocked hat, bowed his head for some moments in silent homage to the memory of his mother.

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The king unveiling the memorial statue to Queen Victoria at Belfast, July 27... Majesty touched a spring which caused the curtains to fly apart, and Mr. Brock's fine statue stood revealed. His Majesty, doffing his cocked hat, bowed his head for some moments in silent homage to the memory of his mother.
Additional title: The King and Queen in Ireland: the Victoria memorial at Belfast. Drawn by A. Forestier, our special artist in Belfast.
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

V

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain

Monuments & memorials

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1905-12
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Monuments & memorials
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Published in The illustrated London news, August 8, 1903, page 204.
Statement of responsibility: Handwritten at upper right: "[Dec?] 16/05."
Statement of responsibility: A Forestier Belfast 1903.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f4eda20-e0d7-0130-f513-58d385a7bbd0
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1905: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The king unveiling the memorial statue to Queen Victoria at Belfast, July 27... Majesty touched a spring which caused the curtains to fly apart, and Mr. Brock's fine statue stood revealed. His Majesty, doffing his cocked hat, bowed his head for some moments in silent homage to the memory of his mother." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1905-12. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4440640-6dd0-0132-496c-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The king unveiling the memorial statue to Queen Victoria at Belfast, July 27... Majesty touched a spring which caused the curtains to fly apart, and Mr. Brock's fine statue stood revealed. His Majesty, doffing his cocked hat, bowed his head for some moments in silent homage to the memory of his mother." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4440640-6dd0-0132-496c-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1905-12). The king unveiling the memorial statue to Queen Victoria at Belfast, July 27... Majesty touched a spring which caused the curtains to fly apart, and Mr. Brock's fine statue stood revealed. His Majesty, doffing his cocked hat, bowed his head for some moments in silent homage to the memory of his mother. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4440640-6dd0-0132-496c-58d385a7bbd0

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The king unveiling the memorial statue to Queen Victoria at Belfast, July 27... Majesty touched a spring which caused the curtains to fly apart, and Mr. Brock's fine statue stood revealed. His Majesty, doffing his cocked hat, bowed his head for some moments in silent homage to the memory of his mother.