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Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
In Glen Quoich dated 24 Sept 1864
Pencil, watercolour with ink inscription | 11.1 x 16.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980038.ci
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A watercolour showing a view of Glen Quoich. A forest can be seen in the foreground with mountains shown in the background. Inscribed lower left: Quoich Sept: 24. 1864. Inscribed below pasted down sheet: In Glen Quoich - Sept: 2[4] . 1864. While staying at Balmoral, Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots. On 24 September 1864, the Queen drove to the Linn of Quoich with her third daughter, Princess Helena. Queen Victoria records the visit in her journal entry of that day describing how on arriving at the Linn "we lunched & I sketched" before mounting their ponies and riding around the local area.
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour with ink inscription
Measurements
11.1 x 16.2 cm (sheet of paper)