Explore Easter imagery in the Royal Collection

Sketches of the Royal Children by V.R. from 1841-1859
Red leather with gilt tooling | 36.5 x 28.5 x 6.0 cm (album) | RCIN 980024

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In her Journal entry for Easter Sunday, 1843, Queen Victoria describes making this pen sketch of her daughter Victoria in a 'new little pale green silk frock'. The dress has been tied with a ribbon, and the Princess Royal’s hair has been done in two short plaits. Queen Victoria writes how ‘pretty’ her young daughter looked. In an entry a few days earlier, Queen Victoria describes Prince Albert hiding “coloured Easter eggs in moss” for the Royal children to find.