JOHN GIBSON (1790-1866)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) c.1847
169.3 x 81.0 x 51.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 41020
Grand Corridor Third Section, Osborne House
White marble statue of Queen Victoria in the antique style, standing, wearing a toga draped over her left shoulder and arm, a diadem on her head; holding a scroll in her left hand and a wreath in her right; on an oval base.
Provenance
Executed for Queen Victoria after the original (RCIN 2071) at Buckingham Palace.
Given to Prince Albert by Queen Victoria on his birthday, 26th August 1849 [Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010, pg 460]