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Her Majesty Queen Victoria at Osborne

January 1, 1872
Not on view
This portrait shows the queen on horseback reading a letter. John Brown stands at the horse's head, Princesses Helena and Louise are seated on a bench at left, and Osborne House, Isle of Wight, shown in the background. Her terrier was named Prince.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Her Majesty Queen Victoria at Osborne
  • Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
  • Engraver: James Stephenson (British, Manchester 1808–1886 London)
  • Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
  • Sitter: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)
  • Sitter: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (British, London 1846–1923 London)
  • Date: January 1, 1872
  • Medium: Mixed method engraving on chine collé
  • Dimensions: Chine: 25 1/8 × 36 3/4 in. (63.8 × 93.3 cm)
    Sheet: 25 1/2 × 38 3/8 in. (64.8 × 97.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.40.239
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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