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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 Daydreaming by the Fire, Tom Merry Lithograph, 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

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