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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland

1855
Not on view
The seated queen wears a gown with a ruffled skirt, a diagonal sash, her bodice adorned with a rose, and other blooms in her hair.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Lithographer: Léon Alphonse Noël (French, 1807–1879)
  • Artist: Possibly after Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, Menzenschwand 1805–1873 Frankfurt)
  • Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
  • Publisher: Goupil & Co.
  • Sitter: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)
  • Date: 1855
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 26 15/16 × 21 9/16 in. (68.5 × 54.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.40.227
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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