Ballater from Birch Hall dated 2 Oct 1879

Pencil, watercolour | 9.7 x 17.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980043.do

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

Master: SKETCHES BY QUEEN VICTORIA II Item: Ballater from Birch Hall dated 2 Oct 1879

Description

A watercolour showing a view of a Highland landscape looking towards Ballater. Trees are shown across the lower foreground, with the town loosely shown behind. Hills are shown in the background. Inscribed lower left: Ballater from Birch Hall Oct: 2 - 1879. While staying at Balmoral Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots, often sketching what she saw.
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Pencil, watercolour

pencil, watercolour

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9.7 x 17.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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Drawings / Watercolours
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visual works
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Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
Ballater [Aberdeenshire]