F[ro]m Ballater Road looking towards Ballater dated 27 Oct 1879

Pencil, watercolour | 9.7 x 17.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980043.ec

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

Master: SKETCHES BY QUEEN VICTORIA II Item: F[ro]m Ballater Road looking towards Ballater dated 27 Oct 1879

Description

A watercolour showing a view of a Highland landscape near the Ballater Road. A valley is shown in the foreground, with a row of trees shown behind. Forest-covered hills are shown in the background, against a setting sky. Inscribed below: F[ro]m Ballater Road looking towards Ballater Oct: 27. 1879 [illegible word]. 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 17.2 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
Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
Ballater [Aberdeenshire]