A watercolour showing a view of the Susten Pass, Switzerland. A path is shown to the lower left, with a small house shown to the lower right. A further house is shown to the left of the path behind. Mountains are shown in the background. Inscribed lower left: Susten Wasen [sic] Aug: 25. 1868. Queen Victoria stayed in Lucerne, Switzerland from 7 August to 9 September 1868. The Queen wanted to see the Alps, which her beloved Prince Albert had visited before their marriage, and her doctors had also advised the Queen that the fresh air would be good for her health. On 22 August 1868 Queen Victoria and her party, including her daughter Princess Louise, made an expedition to Furca through the St. Gotthard Pass. They stayed at the Furca Hotel from 22 to 25 August 1868, making daily trips to local beauty spots.