Loch Callater dated 30 Sept 1854

Pencil, watercolour, touches of bodycolour, pen and ink | 11.7 x 15.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980029.bt

Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

Master: SKETCHES FROM NATURE V. R. 1851 TO 1855 Item: Loch Callater dated 30 Sept 1854

Description

A watercolour showing a view of Loch Callater. Continued on RCIN 980029.bs verso. The Loch is shown in the foreground to the right, surrounded by Highland hills. Inscribed on RCIN 980029.bs verso: Loch Callater Sept: 30 - 1854 -

While staying at Balmoral Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots. On 30 September 1854 the Queen and her family drove to Loch Callater after being forced to abandon their plans to ascend Lochnagar due to high winds.
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Pencil, watercolour, touches of bodycolour, pen and ink

pencil, watercolour, pen and ink, white bodycolour (touches of)

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11.7 x 15.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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Drawings / Watercolours
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visual works
drawings/watercolours
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Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
Callater Loch [Aberdeenshire]