Print made by Samuel Cousins, 1801–1887, Britishafter Alfred Edward Chalon, 1780–1860, BritishPublished by Frances Graham Moon, 1796–1871, British
Title:
Her Majesty Queen Victoria
Date:
1838
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, etching, and stipple engraving on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 35 3/4 × 24 3/4 inches (90.8 × 62.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image: "Painted by Alfd. Edwd. Chalon, R.A. Portrait Painter to Her Majesty. | London, Published June 28, 1838, by F. G. Moon, Printseller by Special Appointment to Her Majesty & Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, 20 Threadneedle Street. | Engraved by Samuel Cousins, A.R.A. | To The British Nation, | This Portrait of | HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA, | The first for which Her Majesty Sat in her Royal Robes of State, after her Accefsion, Painted by her own Command & presented as an | OFFERING OF FILIAL AFFECTION TO HER AUGUST MOTHER, | Is by the express permission of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Most respectfully dedicated by their Obliged and devoted Servant, Fras. Grahm. Moon."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Linda G. Mitchell and David M. Doret, Yale BA 1968