A watercolour of a scene from Charles Kean's 1859 production of Shakespeare's Henry V. This depicts the moment in the French tent on the night before Agincourt from Act III scene seven, with the Dauphin (played by J.F. Cathcart) the Constable of France (Raymond), the Duke of Orleans (Brazier) and Rambures (Walters).

Queen Victoria saw the production four times at the Princess's Theatre. She recorded her reaction in her Journal on 30 March 1859: 'magnificent & as interesting as Richard IInd. Scenery, dresses, decorations, all exceeding even that. Kean's acting of the part of Henry Vth is admirable, so full of spirit & youth... It is a very long play & there was considerable delay in the shifting of scenery.' 

This watercolour is mounted in the Theatrical Album, a blue morocco album presented to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852, into which the queen pasted theatrical watercolours, drawings and photographs until 1861. A small number of further items have been added at the back of the album. Queen Victoria greatly valued the album, of which she wrote to her daughter Victoria 'has been so much admired. I take the g[rea]test. care of it, & do not let it out of my Hands'.