A watercolour showing a view of Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace. The abbey is shown partially obscured by trees, rising up over the London roof tops. A lake is shown in the garden in the foreground, surrounded by grass and trees. Inscribed below mounted sheet: View from the Luncheon room at Buckingham Palace of Westminster Abbey. Inscribed lower right: VR. del July 1849. A double pen and ink line border is shown around the edge of the mounted sheet.