A watercolour showing Sarah Cooper, a Gypsy who Princess Victoria met near Claremont. She is shown full-length facing left in profile. She is dressed in a long cloak and a black hat.
Inscribed below: Gipsy woman near Claremont called Sarah Cooper. From recollection.
Inscribed lower left: P.V. del. Claremont. Dec 4th 1836.

Princess Victoria was fascinated with the Gypsies who had taken camp near Claremont from December 1836 to early January 1837. She spoke to those she encountered on her walks and even provided them with food and blankets during the harsh winter.