Review of the Fleet at Spithead by the Queen. 1878.
The Naval Review at Spithead, the Royal yacht passing through the Lines.
Illustration for: The Illustrated London News, 24th August 1878.
By Josiah Robert Wells (1849-1897).
Framed, coloured engraving.
The Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert is sailing between lines of warships. A naval review requires a large, sheltered and deep anchorage, so in England it usually occurs in the Solent off Spithead. Queen Victoria and her daughter Princess Beatrice had embarked in the afternoon and were joined by Prince Arthur...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects