A pencil drawing showing a bust-length portrait of Queen Victoria's former governess, Baroness Lehzen. She is shown facing left in profile, wearing a frilled cap. Inscribed below: Daisy. VR. BP. from nature. March 23 - 1839

Baroness Louise Lehzen was Princess Victoria's governess from 1824 and became the young Queen's unofficial aide after she ascended the throne in 1837. In her journal the young princess described her governess as "the most affectionate, devoted, attached, and disinterested friend I have, and I love her most dearly." Lehzen remained a close companion of Queen Victoria, until she was pensioned off to Germany in 1842 after clashing with the Queen's husband, Prince Albert. Queen Victoria visited her former governess twice during family trips to Germany and the two maintained a regular correspondence until Lehzen's death in 1870.

In her journal entry of 12 April 1838, Queen Victoria describes her close friend and aide as "Dearest Lehzen, or Daisy as I generally call her...".