Queen Victoria handwritten mourning note on Osborne House stationery, dated August 6, 1895. Finely penned in her distinctive hand on black-bordered mourning stationery bearing the royal cipher and “Osborne” heading, written in the final years of her reign. Executed in black ink with a quill, the letter reflects Victoria’s deep compassion and sense of duty, likely written in response to a matter of family or condolence. Measuring 4.5" x 7", the two-page note remains clean and well-preserved, with expected light folds from mailing.
Accompanied by a 19th-century engraved portrait titled “Royal Family of England,” engraved by John Sartain after F. Winterhalter, showing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with their children—a beautiful companion to the letter that evokes both the height of the Victorian era and its enduring legacy.
Also included is a framed display featuring a late-life photographic portrait of Queen Victoria, matted with a printed facsimile of her signature. The portrait measures 13.75" x 17.5".
Victoria (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.
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