In Aberarder dated 28 Oct 1866

Pencil, watercolour with ink inscription | 12.7 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980038.bp

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

Master: SKETCHES FROM NATURE V. R. 1863 TO 1867 Item: In Aberarder dated 28 Oct 1866

Description

A watercolour showing a view of a Highland landscape near Aberarder. Mountains are shown in the background with a glen stretching out below. Inscribed below pasted down sheet: In Aberarder. Oct: 28 - 1866. While staying at Balmoral, Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots. On 28 October 1866, the Queen went on a drive with her third daughter, Princess Helena, and her son-in-law Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.
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Pencil, watercolour with ink inscription

pencil, watercolour, ink

watercolour painting

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12.7 x 18.2 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
The Highlands [Scotland]
Aberarder [Scotland]
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Astronomy
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Topography