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Colour lithograph of a seated woman in a lace cap by a fireplace, with a cloud of caricatured male portraits above her and a gilt mantel clock.

Queen Victoria, seated in an armchair by an open fire, day-dreaming about illustrious men of her reign. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1887.

A seated woman in a dark dress and white lace cap rests in an armchair before a glowing fireplace, a gilt mantel clock beside her. Above, a crowded cluster of bearded and top-hatted male portraits drifts in a cloud-like arrangement, rendered as colour lithograph caricatures.

Artist
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.
Date
June 11th 1887
Medium
Lithographs Portrait prints Caricatures
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2669 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1887.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La reina Victoria soñando junto al fuego, litografía de Tom Merry, 1887

Una mujer sentada vestida de oscuro, con gorro de encaje blanco, descansa en un sillón frente a una chimenea encendida, con un reloj de sobremesa dorado a su lado. Arriba, un grupo apretado de retratos caricaturescos de hombres barbados y con sombrero de copa flota como una nube.

Português: A rainha Vitória sonhando junto à lareira, litografia de Tom Merry, 1887

Uma mulher sentada, de vestido escuro e touca de renda branca, repousa numa poltrona diante de uma lareira acesa, com um relógio de mesa dourado ao lado. Acima, um grupo apertado de retratos caricaturais de homens barbudos e de cartola flutua como uma nuvem.

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