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St. Maw's Castle in Falmouth Harbour dated 5 Sept 1846
Pencil, watercolour, touches of bodycolour | 17.4 x 25.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980054.ag
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A watercolour showing a view of St. Maw's Castle, Falmouth. The sea is shown in the foreground, with three small boats on the water in the centre. The Falmouth coast is shown behind, with St. Maw's Castle shown on the rocky headland. Inscribed below: St. Maw's Castle in Falmouth Harbour. VR del on board the V. & A. Sept: 5. 1846. - On 2 September 1846, Queen Victoria sailed from Osborne House to Jersey with her husband, Prince Albert and some of their children. The Royal family anchored off the island until the evening of 4 September 1846 when they sailed on to Cornwall, anchoring at Falmouth Harbour. In her journal entry of the 5 September 1846, Queen Victoria describes how she "Sketched St. Maw's Castle" before sailing along the Cornish Coast.
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, touches of bodycolour
Measurements
17.4 x 25.0 cm (sheet of paper)