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.
'The opening of Parliament: Her Majesty entering the Palace of Westminster' (Queen Victoria)
published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 10 February 1866
NPG D4428
'Queen Victoria opening her seventh Parliament' (Queen Victoria)
by Mason Jackson, published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 17 February 1866
NPG D4429
A Vision (Queen Victoria; Queen Elizabeth I)
by Unknown artist
wood engraving, published 11 July 1868
NPG D10860
'A Comparison' (Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Victoria; Britannia; Ellen Terry as Hamlet)
by William Frederick Measom
wood engraving, published 24 March 1869
NPG D47435
A Change for the Better (Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Victoria)
by Joseph Swain, after Sir John Tenniel
wood engraving, published in Punch 31 July 1869
NPG D47458
probably by Sir John Gilbert, published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 13 November 1869
NPG D48330
published by Maclure & Macdonald, after Andrew Maclure
lithograph, 1870s
NPG D33646
after Unknown artist
lithograph, 1870s
NPG D33648
by Unknown artist
plaster-cast medallion in high relief, late 19th century
NPG D7216
Queen Victoria; Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
after Unknown artist
embossed chromolithographic 'scrap', late 19th century
NPG D42970
after Unknown artist
embossed chromolithographic 'scrap', late 19th century
NPG D42971
after Unknown artist
embossed chromolithographic 'scrap', late 19th century
NPG D42972
by Samuel Cousins, published by Dickinson Brothers, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
hand-coloured mezzotint, published 1871
NPG D33649
published by The Graphic
wood engraving, published 6 March 1872
NPG D33642
Queen Victoria ('February 27th 1872. A Late Valentine - and better late than never')
published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 28 February 1872
NPG D48277
by Faustin Betbeder ('Faustin')
chromolithograph, 1874
NPG D23023
'The throne not vacant yet' (group including Queen Victoria and King Edward VII)
by Frederick Sem
lithograph, published 18 February 1874
NPG D33658
by J. Leitch & Co, after Faustin Betbeder ('Faustin')
lithograph, published 1875
NPG D33647
published by Morris & Newman, after Unknown artist
hand-coloured lithograph, 1876
NPG D48207
'Monarchical Devotion - "A Mighty Fortress is our God"'
by J. Keppler
chromolithograph, published 1880
NPG D33659
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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