The Sluggan dated 1864

Pencil, watercolour | 12.6 x 17.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980037.w

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

Master: SKETCHES FROM NATURE V. R. 1862 TO 1866 Item: The Sluggan dated 1864

Description

A watercolour showing a view of the Allt an t-Slugain. The small river is shown running through a glen in the foreground. Heather is shown on the glen to the left and pine trees are shown to the right. Highland hills are shown in the background. Inscribed below mounted sheet: The Sluggan [sic] - 1864 - While staying at Balmoral Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots, often sketching what she saw.
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Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Pencil, watercolour

pencil, watercolour

Measurements

12.6 x 17.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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Drawings / Watercolours
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visual works
drawings/watercolours
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Places
Europe
Rivers of northern Europe
Rivers of Scotland
Allt an t-Slugain, River [Aberdeen]
Geography
Physiography
Rivers