Statue of Queen Victoria, Valletta

Statue of Queen Victoria
The statue in 2012
ArtistGiuseppe Valenti
Completion date5 August 1891 (1891-08-05)
MediumMarble
SubjectQueen Victoria
LocationValletta, Malta
Coordinates35°53′54.3″N 14°30′48.0″E / 35.898417°N 14.513333°E / 35.898417; 14.513333

A statue of Queen Victoria stands in front of the National Library of Malta in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. Sculpted out of marble by the Sicilian artist Giuseppe Valenti, the statue depicts the Queen sitting down and wearing a shawl of Maltese lace. It was installed in the square on 5 August 1891, replacing a bronze statue of António Manoel de Vilhena.