Hampton Court Grapevine

An engraving of the Vine House at Hampton Court Palace showing grapes with a keeper and visitors adjacent to a heating stove. Dedicated to Queen Victoria by Augustus Turell. Sketched and published by S. Turell Junior, Hampton Court, 2nd November 1840. The Great Grape, Vitis vinifera 'Schiava Grossa' (synonym: Black Hamburg), was planted in 1768 and is claimed to be the largest grapevine in the world.