Explore Easter imagery in the Royal Collection

April: Lambs in the Home Park at Windsor Signed and dated 1868
Oil on canvas | 30.5 x 49.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 407558
The lamb is a significant symbol of Easter, signifying the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the rebirth associated with springtime.
This painting was given to Queen Victoria on her birthday. Keyl reported in a letter that:
The Queen was quite delighted with my Lambs brought them herself with her own hands into his bedroom – thought it quite Pre-raphaelite.