A watercolour showing a view of an ornamental granite vase in the gardens at Osborne. The vase is shown on a plinth on a lawn. A bush is shown to the lower left and trees are shown to the right. Further trees are shown in the background.
Inscribed below mounted sheet: Vase of Swedish Granite. Osborne Aug: 1866.

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.