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Jenny Lind as Alice dated June 1847
Pencil, watercolour, ink | 17.6 x 10.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980011.ae

Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Master: THE QUEEN SOUVENIRS DE L'OPERA VOL. 3. Item: Jenny Lind as Alice dated June 1847
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An ink drawing, with three smaller ink and watercolour studies, showing the Swedish soprano Jenny Lind as the character of Alice in Meyerbeer's opera Robert le Diable. On headed notepaper. In the larger drawing she is shown kneeling, facing right in profile, with her clasped hands held raised in front of her. Inscribed below: VR del June 1847. Jenny Lind as Alice in Robert le Diable.
In the upper left study, she is shown kneeling at the base of a large crucifix with her arms held around it. Inscribed below: Otiallon tann, va.
In the upper right study she is shown again kneeling, facing right in profile, with her clasped hands held raised in front of her. Inscribed below: Dio mio tu mi protygi.
In the lower right study she is shown full-length, leaning to her left, with her arm raised to the right. Inscribed below: Nulla, milla. -
Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, ink
Measurements
17.6 x 10.9 cm (sheet of paper)