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William Leighton Leitch (1804-83)

Inveraray c. 1847

Watercolour | 13.5 x 23.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 919677

William Leighton Leitch (1804-83)

Inveraray c. 1847

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A watercolour showing the town and church on the far shore of Loch Fyne, looking north. There are figures on the beach in the foreground. During the visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the West Coast of Scotland in 1847, the royal party lunched at Inveraray on 18 August with the 8th Duke and Duchess of Argyll.

Provenance

From Queen Victoria's Souvenir Album, volume IV, folio 39
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection William Leighton Leitch (1804-83)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

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

Subject(s)

Search the collection Great Britain
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Watercolour

watercolour painting

Measurements

13.5 x 23.2 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Argyll and Bute [Scotland]
Inveraray [Scotland]
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Astronomy
Geodesy & Surveying
Topography
References

Other number(s)

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 3393

RL 19677

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