A pencil drawing showing Queen Victoria at her coronation. The young queen is shown seated in St. Edward's Chair, being crowned by William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury. She is shown facing right in profile with her hands in her lap and her feet resting on a footstool. The Archibishop is shown facing left in profile, holding St Edward's Crown over the queen's head. Inscribed below: Act of Coronation

Queen Victoria’s Coronation took place on 28 June 1838 at Westminster Abbey. After the event, the Queen made several drawings ‘recollecting’ the Coronation, under the guidance of her teacher Sir George Hayter.
In her journal entry of 28 June 1838, Queen Victoria describes how "the Crown [was] placed on my head;- which was, I must own, a most beautiful impressive moment".