QUEEN VICTORIA
Sketchbook, 1887-1888 

As was usual for all proper young ladies of the period, Victoria (1819-1901) learned how to draw and paint as part of her education. It was a pastime she enjoyed the rest of her life, filling several sketchbooks. This sketchbook includes a view of Florence painted from the terrace of the Villa Palmieri, which Her Majesty had rented for a short period in 1888. 

Gift of Robert F. Metzdorf 

From the Metzdorf Victoriana Collection