A watercolour showing a view of a fort at Cherbourg. The sea is shown in the foreground, with the fort shown behind a breakwater in the background. Inscribed lower left: Aug: 18 - 57. Queen Victoria and her family sailed to Cherbourg from Osborne on 17 August 1857 in the Royal Yacht, Victoria and Albert. The Royal Family stayed on the Royal Yacht, making visits to the mainland during the day, until returning to Osborne on 19 August 1857.