Queen Victoria
(1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 548 portraits
Artist associated with 5 portraits
Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne shortly after her eighteenth birthday in July 1837. She was daughter of the Duke of Kent, who was the fourth son of George III. Her reign was the second longest in British history, celebrating her Golden Jubilee in 1887 and Diamond Jubilee in 1897. She held great influence over the foreign and domestic policies of the governments she oversaw.
reduced copy by W. Warman, after Thomas Sully
watercolour, 1838-1870, based on a work of 1838
NPG 1891a
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1839
NPG 316a(125)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1839
NPG 316a(126)
by Sir David Wilkie
pen and ink and watercolour, circa 1840
NPG 1297
by Aaron Edwin Penley
watercolour, circa 1840
NPG 4108
by Robert Physick
marble bust, 1851
NPG 5164
Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers
by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1856
NPG 6203
The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26
by William Bambridge
albumen print, March 1862
NPG P27
by George Housman Thomas
pencil and watercolour, circa 1863
NPG 2954
by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, circa 1864-1866
NPG 2023a(1)
by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, circa 1864-1866
NPG 2023a(2)
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen print, 1867
NPG P22(1)
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg; Queen Victoria
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, late 1860s-early 1870s
NPG 5828
Group of fifteen, including Queen Victoria
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(2)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(3)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 1868
NPG P22(4)
by Lady Julia Abercromby, after Heinrich von Angeli
watercolour, 1883, based on a work of 1875
NPG 708
by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt
plaster cast of bust, circa 1887
NPG 858
by Adolphe De Bathe
pencil, circa 1890
NPG 4042
by Hills & Saunders
carbon print, 17 July 1893
NPG P51
'Souvenir of the Royal Wedding, July 6th 1893'
by Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, 1893
NPG P1700(1c)
by Percy Lewis Pocock, for W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 16 July 1894
NPG P1700(8a)
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg; Queen Victoria
by Mary Steen
albumen print, 21 May 1895
NPG P1700(14a)
'A Royal Luncheon Party at Windsor'
by Mary Steen
albumen print, 1895
NPG P1700(14b)
by Robert Milne
albumen print, September 1896
NPG P1700(24d)
by Gunn & Stuart
albumen print, 1896
NPG P1700(31a)
by Sir William Quiller Orchardson
oil on canvas, circa 1897
NPG 4536
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Procession - The Indian Contingent
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
vintage print, 22 June 1897
NPG P1700(26a)
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
vintage print, 22 June 1897
NPG P1700(27)
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Procession - In front of St Paul's Cathedral
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
vintage print, 22 June 1897
NPG P1700(28)
by Alexander Bassano
printing-out paper print, 1897
NPG P1700(32)
by Bertha Müller, after Heinrich von Angeli
oil on canvas, 1900, based on a work of 1899
NPG 1252
by John Chancellor
albumen panel card, 1899
NPG P232
Queen Victoria's funeral procession
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(52b)
Queen Victoria's funeral procession at Hyde Park Corner
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(53)
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (son)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (husband)
- Alexandra, Empress of Russia (née Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine) (granddaughter)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (son)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (grandson)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (daughter)
- Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (granddaughter)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (son)
- Prince Arthur of Connaught (grandson)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (daughter)
- Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (grandson)
- King Edward VII (son)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (grandson)
- Princess Elizabeth Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Serge of Russia (granddaughter)
- Victoria Eugenie ('Ena') of Battenberg, Queen of Spain (granddaughter)
- King George III (grandfather)
- King George V (grandson)
- King George VI (grandson)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (daughter)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (grandson)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (father)
- Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn (mother)
- Leopold I, King of the Belgians (uncle)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (daughter)
- Marie, Queen of Romania (granddaughter)
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (granddaughter)
- Prince Maurice Victor Donald of Battenberg (grandson)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (daughter)
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (granddaughter)
- King William IV (uncle)
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