A Gallery of 40 Portrait Paintings Through History

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 25 February 2025

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Queen Victoria Wearing the Koh-i-Noor

by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
published on 05 May 2021

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Queen Victoria Wearing the Koh-i-Noor — View Full-Size Image

An 1856 painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter of Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). The queen is wearing a pendant with the Koh-i-Noor diamond. The Koh-i-Noor is a 105.6 carat, oval-cut brilliant. Mined in India, the stone is now part of the British Crown Jewels and kept in the Tower of London.

Royal Collection, London.

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