| Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers | |
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| Artist | Jerry Barrett |
| Year | 1856 |
| Type | Oil on canvas,history painting |
| Dimensions | 141.9 cm × 213.3 cm (55.9 in × 84.0 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery,London |
Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers is an 1856history painting by the IrishartistJerry Barrett.[1] It depicts a visit paid on 3 March 1855 byQueen Victoria toFort Pitt inChatham to see the woundedBritish Army soldiers of theCrimean War.[2] She is accompanied by her husbandPrince Albert and her two eldest sonsAlbert Edward, Prince of Wales andPrince Alfred as well as senior military figures including theDuke of Cambridge,Charles Grey andCommander-in-ChiefLord Hardinge.[3]
Theart collectorWilliam Agnew acquired the picture for £420. Today the painting forms part of collection of theNational Portrait Gallery inLondon, having been acquired for the collection in 1993[4]
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