This painting, like many of Queen Victoria, features her husband, Albert, in the top left corner. He had died aged 42 in 1861, many years before this painting was made in 1898. She wore black in mourning for him for the rest of her life, just as she does here.
The Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England (1888-1926)
Associated activity
Royal Event
Dimensions
Height x width x depth (canvas size): 2500 x 1480 x 30mm
Materials and technique
Oil on canvas
Physical description
Full-length portrait of a seated Queen Victoria on the left hand side, adorned with with Order insignia, diamonds and holding the Royal Charter. In the top left hand corner, a portrait of Prince Albert, also wearing Order insignia, is painted into the background.