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Description: | Oil on canvas. Queen Victoria is seen here in her later years. She sits and stares ahead, while resting one elbow on the table before her, with her hand tucked under her chin. The other hand gently holds the framed pictures on the table. The Queen wears the blue sash of the Garter, representing her membership of the Order of the Garter, the highest order of English Chivalry. She is heavily laden with diamond and pearl jewellery. Her black dress is embroidered with gold thread and decorated with pearls. A fine embroidered veil covers her head and shoulders, upon which is a gold and pearl tiara.
This portrait is based on a photograph by William Slade Stuart (1858-1938), taken in June 1897. | Subjects: | Queen ring riband crown veil bracelet female portrait royal portrait woman book British school C19th ceremonial costume Queen Victoria necklace | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Derived from a photograph by William Slade Stuart (Note) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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