A watercolour showing a view of the River Schelde and it's bank from the Royal Yacht, Victoria and Albert. The river bank is shown in the distance, lined with trees. Inscribed lower left: In the Schelde Aug: 9. 1865. Inscribed below pasted down sheet: On the Shelde from the Victoria & Albert - Aug: 9. 1865. Queen Victoria made a visit to Germany from 11 August to 8 September 1865. She left Osborne on the Royal Yacht, Victoria & Albert, on 8 August 1865 and arrived at Antwerp on 9 August 1865, before continuing her journey to Coburg by train.