A pen and ink drawing showing the infant Victoria, Princess Royal, sitting in her nurse's lap and being fed with a bottle. The same subject as RCIN 980024.d. She is shown facing right in profile and is wearing a frilled bonnet.

Queen Victoria's first child Victoria, Princess Royal was born on 21 November 1840. The nursery life of the growing brood of royal children offered the young queen a wealth of inspiration for her own painting, drawing and etching.

This drawing was used as a study for an etching (Scott-Elliott no. 42)

This drawing is housed in one of six volumes, put together by Queen Victoria, of etchings by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. For other items in this album see Victoria & Albert Etchings Volume 3.