Victoria, Princess Royal, with her nurse (1841). BM 1926, 0109.33, Victoria, Princess Royal

Victoria, princess royal, with her nurse. Etching by her mother, queen victoria. Bm 1926,0109. 33 victoria adelaide mary louise (1840-1901), known as ‘vicky’ to her family, was the eldest child of queen victoria. Image description: line drawing; an infant in long dress, in profile looking to the viewer's right. She is held by a woman whose face is mostly obscured. At the right of the image is part of a bird-cage on a table, with a small bird inside the object of the baby's attention. Inscriptions: bottom centre, "victoria"; bottom left "v. R. Del & sclt = 2/22 1841" [victoria regina delinit et sculptit. ] photograph by british museum. Other prints of this etching are held by the victoria & albert museum and in private collections. This print was donated to the museum in 1926 by george v. Date: 1841.