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Richard Henry Clements Ubsdell (active 1828-63)

Fireworks and a bonfire on Southsea Common dated 10 Mar 1863

25.0 x 34.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 921003

Fireworks and a bonfire on Southsea Common

Richard Henry Clements Ubsdell (active 1828-63)

Fireworks and a bonfire on Southsea Common dated 10 Mar 1863

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

DM 5608: great crowds watch the fireworks on Southsea Common with bonfire in centre. In celebration of the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra. Signed, dated and inscribed.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Richard Henry Clements Ubsdell (active 1828-63)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

white bodycolour

watercolour painting

Measurements

25.0 x 34.8 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Fireworks & Illuminations
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Hampshire [England]
Portsmouth [Hampshire]
Southsea [Hampshire]
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Chemistry
Fires
Bonfires
References

Other number(s)

RL 21003

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 5608

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