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HP Simmons (active 1861-5)

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) with "Sharp" (1864-79) c.1866-80

Oil on canvas | 141.4 x 101.8 x 2.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404088

Description

Three-quarter length, facing half to the right, wearing a black dress and jacket, headdress and gloves, her left hand stroking the neck of her black labrador Sharp sitting on a green upholstered bench on the right; gothic panelling behind.

This may be a copy after 1866 photographs by W & D Downey, e.g. 2105723 and 2908315.

Provenance

First recorded in the stores at Windsor Castle in 1878
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection HP Simmons (active 1861-5)
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Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Oil on canvas

oil paint, canvas

Measurements

141.4 x 101.8 x 2.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
Groupings
Category
Paintings
Object type(s)
visual works
paintings
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Architecture
Architectural design
Interiors
Gothic architecture
References

Other number(s)

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Alternative title(s)

Queen Victoria (1819-1901)

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