Bristol Corporation commissioned this marble statue to mark Victoria’s Jubilee in 1887. The artist selected was Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, sculptor to the queen, who designed the coinage for the Jubilee. After 50 years on the throne, half of them in mourning for her beloved consort Albert, Victoria is shown in majesty and gravity, every inch an empress. The statue was unveiled in 1888 by her grandson Prince Albert Victor.
