A watercolour showing a view of the pergola in the garden at Osborne. The pergola is shown covered in foliage, with pink flowers shown on some of the pillars. A bush is shown in the background.
Inscribed on RCIN 980031.bl verso: VR Del: Begun July. 11. finished July 18 1858.

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. While staying at Osborne, Queen Victoria often spent time sketching in the grounds. In her journal entry of 18 July 1858, Queen Victoria describes how she was "Sitting out painting, in the Lower Alcove, where it was so beautiful, calm, & bright".