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Richard Westall (1765-1836)
Princess Victoria dated 1829
Coloured chalks | 51.5 x 39.0 cm (sight) | RCIN 921547
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A drawing in coloured chalks of a portrait of Princess Victoria with her dog, Fanny. Dated 1829. Verso: inscribed and dated
The drawing is Westall's study from life for a painted portrait of Princess Victoria, dated 1830, painted for the Duchess of Kent (RCIN 400135). Another drawing, damaged by damp, is RCIN 932942, and a drawing of the whole composition is RCIN 913991. Westall worked as drawing master to Princess Victoria for eight years.Provenance
Bequeathed to Queen Victoria by the Duchess of Kent in 1861; recorded hanging in the School Room (Room no 219) at Windsor Castle in 1878
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Medium and techniques
Coloured chalks
Measurements
51.5 x 39.0 cm (sight)
96 x 78 cm (frame, external)
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