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Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl (1823-71)
Däcko (1859-71) Signed and dated 1871
Oil on canvas | 57.2 x 47.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406623
Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl (1823-71)
Däcko (1859-71) Signed and dated 1871
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Däcko, the smooth-haired dachshund, seated, facing half to the right, his head turned half to the left; a white wall with some parcel-gilt moulding details to the left and a red leash and dog collar in the lower left corner.
Däcko was said to have been Queen Victoria's favourite short-haired dachshund. He was born in the Kennels at Windsor in 1859 and died in 1871.
Signed and dated: F. W. Keyl / 1871.Provenance
Painted for Queen Victoria; recorded on the Principal Floor (Room no 217) at Windsor Castle in 1878
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
57.2 x 47.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
73.9 x 64.9 x 5.5 cm (frame, external)
