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Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73)
Victoria, Princess Royal, with a Pony 1842
Oil on canvas | 101.5 x 116.9 x 1.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403074
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Princess Victoria, the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, is depicted sitting on a rug, offering a bunch of heartsease (wild pansies) to a Java pony (a breed developed on the island of Java, Indonesia, and known for its good temperament). Behind her is a mastiff and in the background an indication of the East Terrace at Windsor Castle. This may be the painting Queen Victoria gave to Prince Albert on his birthday, 26 August 1842, which she described in her Journal as ‘a magnificent life-size sketch of Pussy [Princess Victoria] who never sat for it’.
Provenance
Given to Prince Albert by Queen Victoria, 26 Aug 1842 (Prince Albert acquisitions (92) £157-10s; Rough Catalogue No 106)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
101.5 x 116.9 x 1.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
134.5 x 148.7 x 9.5 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Victoria, Princess Royal, with the Java pony and mastiff
Victoria, Princess Royal, with a pony, Javare, and a mastiff
