LONDON -- A new portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, has been unveiled at the 19th century monarch’s home on the Isle of Wight, as part of the conservation ...

A painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, an African slave who became Queen Victoria’s goddaughter, has been unveiled at Osborne, the British former monarch’s seaside home.

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Victoria was “tickled” by the idea of being painted by an American. Today a later study based on the full-length portrait is on display at the ...

The portrait, known as ‘the secret picture’, was commissioned by the young Queen in 1843 as a 24th birthday present for her beloved husband Albert.

Victoria, who died at age 81 in 1901, “lived so long she walks out of history a dumpy dowager dressed in black,” wrote McKean. “Sully’s Victoria is a little beauty, fond of people and ...

A portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African ruler and goddaughter of Queen Victoria, was unveiled Wednesday as part of an effort to shed light on forgotten Black stories in ...

But when Queen Victoria visited the exhibiton she and Prince Albert loved it so much she bought a print of it and gave it to Royal Collection The Turkish Bath, 1986, Calum Colvin.

English Heritage unveils portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter to mark Black History Month. Artist hopes the painting will help more people discover the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta.

Historian Lucy Worsley offers a lively take on one of the most influential women of the 19th century.

A painting of an African ex-slave who became Queen Victoria's goddaughter has been unveiled at Osborne, the seaside home of the former British monarch.