Victorian Royal Portrait

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A highly detailed oil painting of Queen Victoria, depicted from the chest up, slightly turned to the left with her head facing forward. She has a serious, direct expression, light skin with rosy cheeks, and light brown hair neatly pulled back and styled with braids or coils around her ears. She wears a magnificent diamond and ruby crown on her head, adorned with large and small diamonds and several prominent rubies, some set in gold. Matching diamond and pearl teardrop earrings dangle from her ears, while a gold hoop earring is visible on her right ear. A delicate pearl necklace with a large, oval ruby pendant, set in gold with small diamonds, rests around her neck and décolletage. She is dressed in a rich, dark red gown with a blue sash across her chest, and a white lace trim peeks from beneath the blue fabric and along the neckline of her dress. On her right shoulder, a decorative brooch with a red ribbon and a silver emblem with pearls is pinned to her dress. The background is a dark, solid color, transitioning from a darker black on the left to a slightly lighter dark brown on the right. A ornate gold frame with intricate carvings partially borders the right and left sides of the painting. The signature "Sam