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Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Archibald Macdonald (1842-90) Signed and dated 1852
Oil on canvas | 49.5 x 42.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403679
Queen's Dressing Room & Bathroom, Osborne House
Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Archibald Macdonald (1842-90) Signed and dated 1852
Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Archibald Macdonald (1842-90) Signed and dated 1852
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Archie Macdonald was the son of John Macdonald, Jäger (huntsman) to Prince Albert on the Balmoral estate in Scotland.. He became Jäger to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s eldest son, the Prince of Wales. The Queen also painted a portrait of Archie’s sister Annie (RCIN 403678). Signed and dated: V R. Ap:1852. Inscribed on the back as painted by the Queen from life.
Provenance
First recorded in Visitors' Waiting Room (Room no 244) at Windsor Castle in 1878
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
49.5 x 42.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
69.8 x 62.1 x 6.1 cm (frame, external)
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Archibald Macdonald (1842-90), Jäger to the Prince of Wales.
