A pen and ink drawing with watercolour wash showing a view of Osborne Bay. The bay is shown in the background, behind a hill. Trees are shown on the hill to the right and the far shore is shown in the distance.
Inscribed lower left: VR July 17 - 1849

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.