A watercolour drawing of a view of fishing boats off the coast of Trieste, with distant snow-capped mountains. Signed, dated & inscribed: O W Brierly/Trieste Jany 1869./Trieste Jany 1869.

Sir Oswald Walters Brierly accompanied the Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales on a tour of Egypt in 1869. The party set off from Trieste on 27 January and left for Alexandria two days later. Brierly made several drawings of the trip, including drawings made from the boat, and watercolours made in Egypt. Many of these drawings were placed in the 'Souvenir Album' series in the Royal Library in the 1930s. Brierly also gave Princess Alexandra lessons on the trip; her drawings (RCIN 923236-64) are in a separate album.