HENRY COLLEN (1798-1879)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), when Princess Victoria
Signed and dated 1836RCIN 420662
This miniature of the young Princess Victoria shows Henry Collen at the height of his accomplishment. The delicacy of the painting of the face and hand are offset by the rigour of the background, with scratching out used to define some of the foliage in the trees.