2-798-744 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Her Majesty's Steamer, "The Fairy", on the Rhine, 1845. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on a royal visit to Germany. '...her Majesty and suite on board the Fairy steamer, sketched from an elevated position on shore. The Queen is seated in an arm-chair upon deck, and the King of Prussia [Frederick William IV] is pointing out to her Majesty's notice some of the many remarkable objects upon this right Royal river. To the right of the Queen is Prince Albert; the Sovereign being attended by a single general officer in uniform. The scene conveys a correct idea of the entire absence of state from this portion of the Royal tour, and the jouissance by which it has been characterized'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.