A watercolour showing Sarah and Eliza Cooper, Gypsies who Princess Victoria met near Claremont. They are shown full-length, Eliza is facing forward and Sarah is shown facing left in profile. Eliza is carrying a large pack with straw on her back.
Inscribed below: Gipsy women near Claremont. From recollection. (The same women as on the other side [RCIN 980013.h])
Inscribed lower left: P.V. del. Dec: 12^th 1836. Claremont.

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.