As we prepare to enter December, let’s take a look at a wintery sketch by Queen Victoria, which depicts the gardens at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight during a snowstorm on 10th March 1847. In her journal the Queen writes that it had ‘began snowing early & continued all the morning, the ground and trees being covered in snow, which I tried to make a sketch of.’ (1) Tap Here to learn more about that snowy day and the tragic events that unfolded!
Citation:
(1) RA VIC/MAIN/QVJ (W) 10 March 1847 (PRINCESS BEATRICE’S COPIES) retrieved 7 November 2025. Royal Collection Trust / © King Charles III
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