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Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Cairn Gorm c. 6 Sep 1850
Pencil, watercolour, pen and ink | 10.7 x 15.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980028.bj
Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Master: SKETCHES FROM NATURE V. R. 1849 TO 1851 Item: Cairn Gorm c. 6 Sep 1850
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A watercolour showing a view of Cairn Gorm from Beinn a' Bhuird. Continued on RCIN 980028.bi verso. Inscribed on RCIN 980028.bi verso: VR del from the top of Ben na Bhourd [sic]. - Cairn Gorm -
Verso: part of RCIN 980028.bk
While staying at Balmoral, Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots. On 6 September 1850 the Queen, her husband and her Lady of the Bedchamber ascended Beinn a' Bhuird. In her journal entry of that day, Queen Victoria describes the view from the top as "magnificent & most extensive, One sees [Beinn a' Ghlo] beautifully". -
Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, pen and ink
Measurements
10.7 x 15.1 cm (sheet of paper)
