Victoria and Albert spent 20 happy Christmases together at Windsor Castle
William Essex (1784-1869)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) 1841
RCIN 421990
The miniature artist William Essex had worked for the Royal Family since at least 1827, and therefore might have seen the young Princess Victoria at this age. He painted this retrospective miniature of her in 1841, when she was 22.
Christmas, I always look upon as a most dear happy time, also for Albert…
From Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, Christmas 184
