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Robert Taylor Pritchett (1828-1907)

Launch of HMS Royal Arthur at Portsmouth, 26 February 1891 dated 1891

23.4 x 17.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920301

Launch of HMS Royal Arthur at Portsmouth, 26 February 1891

Robert Taylor Pritchett (1828-1907)

Launch of HMS Royal Arthur at Portsmouth, 26 February 1891 dated 1891

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

DM 4467: the Queen launching HMS Royal Arthur. The Queen stands under a canopy; she had two electric buttons: one to break the bottle of wine over the ship's bows, the other to begin the launch. Signed, also with monogram, and dated.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Robert Taylor Pritchett (1828-1907)
(artist)

Subject(s)

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

Search the collection Royal Arthur (HMS)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

white bodycolour

watercolour painting

Measurements

23.4 x 17.3 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Hampshire [England]
Portsmouth [Hampshire]
Portsmouth Harbour [Portsmouth]
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Astronomy
Geodesy & Surveying
Topography
History
Social history
References

Other number(s)

RL 20301

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 4467

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