A watercolour showing a view of a building near Babelsberg, Germany. A tree trunk in shown in the foreground, with bushes below. A building is shown behind with a tall spire and a windmill is shown to the right. Further buildings and trees are shown in the background. Inscribed lower left: [?Barzhŏhe] Aug: 18. 1858. Verso: a pencil drawing showing a Prussian peasant woman. She is shown half-length, facing left in profile and standing with her hands at her sides. She is wearing a tall headdress. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited their eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal, in Germany in August 1858. It was the first time Queen Victoria had seen her daughter since her wedding and subsequent move to Germany earlier that year. The Queen and Prince Consort stayed with the pregnant Princess Royal at Babelsberg Palace in Potsdam until 28 August when they left for Cologne.