Watercolour of the Chateau d'Eu

Queen Victoria collected and commissioned watercolour records of her travels from both professional artists and (as here) accomplished amateurs. This watercolour of the Château d'Eu was painted by her Lady-in-Waiting Lady Canning at the time of the royal visit to Eu in September 1843. It shows one of the char-à-bancs (literally, wagons with benches) in which the royal party travelled around the park and forest of Eu.