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Queen Victoria

(1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 546 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.

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Queen Victoria, replica by Sir George Hayter - NPG 1250

Queen Victoria

replica by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1863, based on a work of 1838
NPG 1250

Queen Victoria, reduced copy by W. Warman, after Thomas Sully - NPG 1891a

Queen Victoria

reduced copy by W. Warman, after Thomas Sully
watercolour, 1838-1870, based on a work of 1838
NPG 1891a

Queen Victoria, by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG 316a(125)

Queen Victoria

by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1839
NPG 316a(125)

Queen Victoria, by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG 316a(126)

Queen Victoria

by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1839
NPG 316a(126)

Queen Victoria, replica by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG 1716

Queen Victoria

replica by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
marble bust, 1841, based on a work of 1839
NPG 1716

Queen Victoria, by Sir David Wilkie - NPG 1297

Queen Victoria

by Sir David Wilkie
pen and ink and watercolour, circa 1840
NPG 1297

Queen Victoria, by Aaron Edwin Penley - NPG 4108

Queen Victoria

by Aaron Edwin Penley
watercolour, circa 1840
NPG 4108

Queen Victoria, by Robert Physick - NPG 5164

Queen Victoria

by Robert Physick
marble bust, 1851
NPG 5164

Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers, by Jerry Barrett - NPG 6203

Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers

by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1856
On display in Room 23 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6203

The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House, by Leonida Caldesi - NPG P26

The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House

by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26

'The Secret of England's Greatness' (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor), by Thomas Jones Barker - NPG 4969

'The Secret of England's Greatness' (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor)

by Thomas Jones Barker
oil on canvas, circa 1862-1863
On display in Room 23 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4969

Royal mourning group, 1862, by William Bambridge - NPG P27

Royal mourning group, 1862

by William Bambridge
albumen print, March 1862
NPG P27

Queen Victoria, by George Housman Thomas - NPG 2954

Queen Victoria

by George Housman Thomas
pencil and watercolour, circa 1863
NPG 2954

Queen Victoria, by Susan D. Durant - NPG 2023a(1)

Queen Victoria

by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, circa 1864-1866
NPG 2023a(1)

Queen Victoria, by Susan D. Durant - NPG 2023a(2)

Queen Victoria

by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, circa 1864-1866
NPG 2023a(2)

Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll, Princess Beatrice of Battenberg and Queen Victoria driving, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG P22(1)

Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll, Princess Beatrice of Battenberg and Queen Victoria driving

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen print, 1867
NPG P22(1)

Princess Beatrice of Battenberg; Queen Victoria, by Unknown artist - NPG 5828

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 - NPG P22(2)

Group of fifteen, including Queen Victoria

by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(2)

The Gillies Ball, 1868, by W. & D. Downey - NPG P22(3)

The Gillies Ball, 1868

by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(3)

John Brown; Queen Victoria, by W. & D. Downey - NPG P22(4)

John Brown; Queen Victoria

by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 1868
NPG P22(4)

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