The First Distribution of the VIctoria Cross by Queen Victoria, Hyde Park, 26 June 1857
Artwork Details
- Title: The First Distribution of the VIctoria Cross by Queen Victoria, Hyde Park, 26 June 1857
- Lithographer: Vincent Brooks (British, 1814–1885)
- Artist: After George Housman Thomas (British, London 1824–1868 Boulogne)
- Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
- Sitter: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)
- Date: June 25, 1858
- Medium: Color lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 11/16 × 18 13/16 in. (32.2 × 47.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
- Object Number: 62.600.469
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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