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Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Alfred & Alice dated Sept 1845
Pencil, watercolour, ink | 15.8 x 18.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980024.ax
Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Master: Sketches of the Royal Children by V. R. from 1841-1859 Item: Alfred & Alice dated Sept 1845
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A watercolour showing Queen Victoria's third and fourth children, Princess Alice and Prince Alfred, as children. They are shown full-length with Princess Alice standing behind her younger brother and resting her arms on his shoulders. Prince Alfred is shown holding a ball in one hand. They are both wearing nineteenth-century style children's dresses, tied at the shoulders with ribbon.
Inscribed below: Alfred & Alice. VR begun at Osborne. Sept 1845.
Queen Victoria describes sketching Princess Alice and Prince Alfred in her journal entry of 20 September 1845, possibly referring to this drawing. -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, ink
Measurements
15.8 x 18.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Place of Production
Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
