Queen Victoria on Horseback in Windsor Park

1849

Not on view

The queen gallops on horseback in Windsor Park, dressed in a plumed hat, and a velvet riding habit adorned with a sash and the Garter Star. She holds a whip in her left hand and Windsor Castle is glimpsed in the distance between the horse's legs. The engraving, published in 1849, reproduces a painting (Government Art Collection) that shows Victoria soon after she acceded to the throne in 1837.

Artwork Details

Title: Queen Victoria on Horseback in Windsor Park
Engraver: Henry Lemon (British, 1823–1882)
Artist: After Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel D'Orsay (French, 1801–1852)
Publisher: E. Gambart & Co. , London
Publisher: Hering and Remington, London
Sitter: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)
Date: 1849
Medium: Stipple and line engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 29 1/4 × 21 1/4 in. (74.3 × 54 cm)
Sheet: 33 7/16 × 22 1/4 in. (85 × 56.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.40.252
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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