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)
Queen Victoria's funeral procession entering Paddington Station
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(55)
Queen Victoria's funeral procession arriving at St George's Chapel, Windsor
possibly by James Russell & Sons
albumen print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(56)
by Sir Thomas Brock
marble statue, before 1902
On display at 15 Carlton House Terrace, London
NPG 6174
The Victoria Memorial by Sir Thomas Brock
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
photogravure, 1911
NPG P1700(93)
by Mary Helen Carlisle
watercolour on ivory
NPG 2088
Queen Victoria with her family
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Queen Victoria
by George Milner Gibson Jerrard, after Frances Sally Day
gelatin silver printing-out paper cabinet card, 1898-1906 (1859)
NPG x197484
compiled by Cecilia Mary Jocelyn (née Elliot), after Disdéri, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, after Camille Silvy, and after Unknown photographers
1860s
NPG Ax129160
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Queen Victoria
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, May 1860
NPG Ax46703
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Queen Victoria
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1860
NPG Ax47001
Queen Victoria; Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1860
NPG Ax26215
Queen Victoria; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
printed by Hughes & Mullins
albumen print, (1860s)
NPG x36268
by and after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, early 1860s
NPG x132718
by William Henry Southwell, published by Thomas McLean & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG x13971
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134740
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134741
Queen Victoria with her family
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134742
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG x36267
by and after Thomas Herbert Maguire
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x135655
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x36263
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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