A watercolour showing a view of the Dartmouth Coastline. The sea is shown in the foreground, with boats shown on the water to the right. A house is shown on the shore in the centre, with field-covered hills shown behind. Inscribed below mounted sheet: In Dartmouth Harbour VR del on board the V. & A. Aug: 12 - 1847. Queen Victoria visited Scotland with her family during August and September 1847, touring the Western Isles and then staying at Ardverikie Shooting-Lodge. The Queen left Osborne House with Prince Albert and their two eldest children on 11 August 1847 and spent 12 August 1847 anchored at Dartmouth, waiting for fog to clear so that they could continue their journey. The royal party sailed up the West coast of England and around Wales to Scotland, arriving at Ardverikie on 21 August 1847.