Queen Victoria with Princess Beatrice, by Georg Koberwein (1820-1876). Signed and dated 1874. 54.5 x 66.8 cm (whole object). RCIN 922815. Reproduced by kind permission of the Royal Collection Trust/ © His Majesty King Charles III). [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
With the Queen here is her youngest daughter, and indeed youngest child, Princess Beatrice, who would become Princess Henry of Battenberg in 1885. The composition is an interesting one: the two were indeed very close, but did not always see eye to eye. In particular, the Queen was very much against Beatrice's marriage, until the couple agreed to come and live with her. One day, Princess Beatrice would be Governor of the Isle of Wight, residing at Carisbrooke Castle, not far from the royal residence at Osborne House. Princess Beatrice carried on in her role of her mother's assistant by editing and transcribing her journals, an enormous task. Much has been lost by her abridgments, to the great regret of historians. — Jacqueline Banerjee
Links to Related Material
- Princess Beatrice as an infant, after (Ann) Mary Newton
- The Cradle (Princess Beatrice as an even younger infant), by Mary Thornycroft
- Medallion portrait of the princess in c.1866 by Susan Durant
- Portrait of Princess Beatrice in later life, by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope
Bibliography
Queen Victoria with Princess Beatrice, dated 1874. Royal Collection Trust. Web. 14 October 2024.
Queen Victoria's Journals (see "Versions of the Journal").
Created 14 October 2024