A watercolour showing a view of cottages in a Highland landscape, probably the Tynabaich Cottages. Trees are shown in the lower foreground, with a field shown behind. The cottages are shown in the centre, in front of further fields. Highland hills are shown in the background. Inscribed lower left: Sept: 9. 1874. In her journal entry of 9 September 1874, Queen Victoria describes how she "Sketch[ed] from my window [at Balmoral Castle] after luncheon".