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.
by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by Edward Puckle, and published by Gambart & Junin, after Sir William Charles Ross
stipple and line engraving, published 1852
NPG D33620
Queen Victoria, the Prince Consort and family
by Samuel Cousins, published by Thomas Boys, and Ernest Gambart & Co, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
mixed-method engraving, republished 15 February 1853 (originally published 20 March 1850 after a painting of 1846)
NPG D48098
by Richard James Lane, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, 1855 (1855)
NPG D33581
by Alphonse Léon Noël, published by Henry Graves & Co, and published by Goupil & Co
lithograph, published 1855
NPG D33634
by Richard James Lane, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, 1855 (1855)
NPG D22123
Queen Victoria; King Edward VII; Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by James Tilbitts Willmore, after Sir Edwin Landseer
line engraving, 1858 (1847)
NPG D33591
by Richard James Lane
lithograph, 1858
NPG D22124
by John Alfred Vinter, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, 1859
NPG D8167
The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen Victoria)
by Unknown artist
hand-coloured lithograph, 1859
NPG D20530
by George H. Every, after J. Stewart
mezzotint, circa 1860s
NPG D33618
by Daniel John Pound, published by Illustrated News of the World
stipple and line engraving, 1860s
NPG D33643
published by Penny Illustrated Paper, after an intermediary drawing by Thomas Dewell Scott, after Unknown artist
wood engraving, published 29 March 1862
NPG D33640
by William Humphrys, after Alfred Edward Chalon
postage stamp, 1863-1871 (1838)
NPG D22625
by William Holl Jr, published by John Mitchell, after Albert Graefle
stipple and line engraving, published 1864
NPG D33641
Queen Victoria; Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
by William Holl Jr, published by John Mitchell, after (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes
stipple and line engraving, published 1865
NPG D33644
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; Queen Victoria
by William Holl Jr, published by John Mitchell, after (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes
stipple and line engraving, published 1865
NPG D33645
'Queen Victoria opening her seventh Parliament' (Queen Victoria)
by Mason Jackson, published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 17 February 1866
NPG D33639
'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 D48329
published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 10 February 1866
NPG D48327
published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 10 February 1866
NPG D48328
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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