A watercolour showing Ash trees in the Pleasure Ground at Osborne. Two trees are shown in the foreground, surrounded at the bottom by tall grass. A lawn is shown behind, with a row of trees in the background.
Inscribed below mounted sheet: Ash Trees in the Pleasure Ground at Osborne - [?illegible]
Inscribed lower right: VR del : Aug: 1848 -
A double pen and ink line border is shown around the edge of the mounted sheet.

The Osborne Estate, on the Isle of Wight, was purchased by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1845. Work was started straight away on rebuilding Osborne House in the Italianate style, to designs by Prince Albert, and the royal family stayed there for lengthy periods each year. During their visits, Queen Victoria often spent time sketching in the grounds.