Bidspirit auction | Late Victorian Framed Commemorative Oleograph

Late Victorian Framed Commemorative Oleograph Portrait of Queen Victoria - A Late Victorian commemorative oleograph portrait of Queen Victoria, produced to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The monarch is depicted in profile, wearing the Small Diamond Crown over a white lace veil, the blue riband of the Order of the Garter, and a lace-trimmed black dress. The lower margin of the print features printed text in blackletter and serif fonts reading: In Commemoration of the Longest Reign in the History of England, BORN MAY 24th, 1819. | HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. | Ascended to the Throne June 20th, 1837. The print is housed in an ornate period gilt gesso frame with foliate and shell motifs. The lower frame rail is mounted with a rectangular brass presentation plaque, hand-engraved with the inscription: Presented to Bro: Wm. Corbett as a token of respect from A few friends Sept. 2nd 1876. No publisher or artist marks are visible on the print surface or margins.