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View of Potsdam dated 18 Aug 1858
Pencil, watercolour | 11.7 x 15.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980031.az
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Master: SKETCHES FROM NATURE V. R. MDCCCLV TO MDCCCLVX Item: View of Potsdam dated 18 Aug 1858
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A watercolour showing a view of a German landscape, probably near Schloss Babelsberg. A forest is shown in the foreground, with a dome and a tower rising out of the trees, possibly both St. Nicholas' Church in Potsdam and St. Nicholas' Church in Spandau. Hills are shown in the background. Inscribed below: F[ro]m [?Barzhohe] Aug: 18 1858. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited their eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal, in Germany in August 1858. It was the first time Queen Victoria had seen her daughter since her wedding and subsequent move to Germany earlier that year. The Queen and Prince Consort stayed with the pregnant Princess Royal at Babelsberg Palace in Potsdam until 28 August when they left for Cologne.
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour
Measurements
11.7 x 15.7 cm (sheet of paper)