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After Andrew Maclure (1812-85)

Arrival of Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie at Dover, 16 April 1855 drawn 1855

31.6 x 45.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920052

Arrival of Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie at Dover, 16 April 1855

After Andrew Maclure (1812-85)

Arrival of Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie at Dover, 16 April 1855 drawn 1855

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Description

DM 3777: the French royal yacht 'Pélican', accompanied by the mail packet Empress, approaches the landing stage, with the Emperor and Empress preparing to alight. Prince Albert awaits them on the quayside.
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Creator(s)

After
Search the collection Andrew Maclure (1812-85)
(artist)

Attributed to?
Search the collection William Corden the Younger (1819-1900)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Napoléon III, Emperor of the French (1808-73)

Search the collection Eugénie, Empress of the French (1826-1920)

Search the collection View the person page Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

Search the collection Pélican (HMS)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

white bodycolour

watercolour painting

Measurements

31.6 x 45.7 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Kent [England]
Dover [Kent]
Dover Harbour
References

Other number(s)

RL 20052

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 3777

HMD : Haswell Miller, A.E., & Dawnay, N.P., 1970. Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London – HMD 2377/1

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