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Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-94)
Alupka, the villa of Prince Vorontsov dated 1869
Pencil and watercolour | 25.4 x 54.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920380
Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-94)
Alupka, the villa of Prince Vorontsov dated 1869
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A pencil and watercolour drawing of a view of Alupka, the villa of Prince Vorontsov, set into the hillside on the South Crimean coast. High cliffs behind; the Ariadne seen in the foreground. Signed, dated and inscribed: O W Brierly - 1869/6.55 We had anchored.
Sir Oswald Walters Brierly accompanied the Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales on a tour of Egypt in 1869. The party set off from Trieste on 27 January and left for Alexandria two days later. Brierly made several drawings of the trip, including drawings made from the boat, and watercolours made in Egypt. Many of these drawings were placed in the 'Souvenir Album' series in the Royal Library in the 1930s. Brierly also gave Princess Alexandra lessons on the trip; she placed other drawings by Brierly (RCIN 923236-64) in a separate album. After leaving Egypt, the party travelled back via Constantinople, and then spent four days in the Crimea. -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Measurements
25.4 x 54.5 cm (whole object)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 20380
