Franz Xaver Winterhalter

German, 1805 - 1873

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This painting depicts a woman in a three-quarter view, capturing her upper body, arms, and voluminous dress. She has her body turned to the left but is looking directly at us with a neutral expression. Her skin is pale, her eyes are blue, and her slightly parted lips are red. Her hair is styled in a middle part and gathered in two braids that lead into a bun, around which is a silver crown or tiara. She wears an ornate gown with a fitted white bodice adorned with lace and silver embellishments on the sleeves. Across her chest is a dark blue sash that has two rows of small gems. Her hands are crossed near her waist, and she holds a pink rose with green leaves in one hand. Her arms also gather up the long lace train of her white skirt. She wears a gold pendant around her neck. The background of the painting shows a dramatic sky filled with large yellow and green clouds.
Anonymous Artist, Queen Victoria, c. 1843, oil on canvas, Gift of the children of the late William H. Donner, 1954.3.1

Queen Victoria

Anonymous Artist · c. 1843 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1954.3.1

Bibliography

1924

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon. 3rd ed. 24 vols. Reprint of the 1835-1852 ed. Leipzig, 1924: 24:455-461.

1973

  • Schoch, Rainer. Das Herrscherbild in der Malerei des 19. Jahrhunderts. Munich, 1973: 143.

1987

  • Ormond, Richard, and Carol Blackett-Ord. Franz Xaver Winterhalter and the Courts of Europe, 1830-1870. Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, London, 1987.

2000

  • Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 370.