Ben Nevis (Looking up) dated 11 Sept 1873

Pencil, watercolour | 15.4 x 23.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980043.e

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

Master: SKETCHES BY QUEEN VICTORIA II Item: Ben Nevis (Looking up) dated 11 Sept 1873

Description

A watercolour showing a view of Ben Nevis. A heather-covered valley is shown in the foreground, with Ben Nevis rising up behind. Inscribed lower left: Sept: 11. 1873 Looking up. Queen Victoria stayed at Inverlochy Castle from 9 to 16 September 1873 as a guest of Lord Abinger. On 11 September 1873 the Queen drove around the local area with her daughter Princess Beatrice.
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Pencil, watercolour

pencil, watercolour

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15.4 x 23.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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Mountains of Great Britain
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Grampians [Scotland]
Ben Nevis [Scotland]
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