A reconstruction illustration of the Royal Yacht Alberta, a 370 ton wooden paddle steamer owned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, used largely to cross the Solent whilst the Queen and family were in residence at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight

Date:
circa 1980 - circa 1995
Reference:
IC076/001
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Launched in 1863 and a tender yacht to the larger Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert II, the Alberta's most prominent voyage was during the funeral of Queen Victoria after her death at Osborne House in January 1901, carrying the former Queen's body across the Solent to the mainland.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC076 Osborne House, Isle of Wight; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Gardiner, Frank Joseph Henry

Keywords

Victorian Watercraft, Water Transport