Queen Victoria, c. 1843

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 128 x 95.9 cm (50 3/8 x 37 3/4 in.)

framed: 144.8 x 113 x 7.6 cm (57 x 44 1/2 x 3 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the children of the late William H. Donner

Accession Number

1954.3.1

Artists / Makers

Anonymous Artist (painter)

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (related artist) German, 1805 - 1873

Image Use

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Provenance

William Henry Donner [1864-1953], Montreux, Switzerland; his children, Robert Donner, Elizabeth Donner Hanson, and Dora Donner Ide; gift 1954 to the NGA.

Associated Names

Donner, Robert, Mr.
Donner, William Henry
Hanson, Elizabeth Donner, Ms.
Ide, John Jay, Mrs.

Exhibition History

1961: Extended loan for use by The White House, Washington, D.C., 1961-1962.

1967: Loan for display with permanent collection, Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences (now Chrysler Museum), Norfolk, 1967-1972.

1981: Extended loan for use by Justice John Paul Stevens, The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1981-2019

Bibliography

1924: Nagler, K.G. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon. 3rd edition, 24 vols (reprint of the 1835-1852 edition). Leipzig, 1924: 24:459.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 140.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 127, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 376, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 438, repro.

1987: Ormond, Richard and Carol Blackett-Ord. Franz Xaver Winterhalter and the Courts of Europe. Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, London, 1987: 190.

2000: Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 370-373, repro.