A watercolour showing a view of Osborne Bay from the grounds of Osborne House, Isle of Wight. A lawn is shown in the lower foreground, with a group of trees shown to the left. Further trees are shown behind, to the right. The sea is shown in the background.
Inscribed lower left: From where I took my Tea. Osborne Aug: 1869.

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.