A watercolour showing a view of the sea at sunset from Osborne House. Trees are shown across the foreground, with the sea shown behind.
Inscribed lower left: Osborne April 20 1874.

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.