A watercolour showing the River Dee. The river is shown to the lower left with a small house shown on the bank to the right. A forest and mountains are shown in the background. Inscribed below: View near the Dee - Balmoral. Inscribed lower right: VR del: Sept: 1852. While staying at Balmoral, Queen Victoria made regular expeditions to local beauty spots, often sketching what she saw there.