Stirling Castle dated 12 Oct 1852

Pencil, watercolour, bodycolour | 9.5 x 13.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980055.ch

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

Master: Queen Victoria's Sketchbook 1848-1854 Item: Stirling Castle dated 12 Oct 1852

Description

A watercolour showing Stirling Castle. The castle is shown on top of a steep hill against a setting sky. Inscribed below pasted down sheet: Stirling Castle - from a sketch from the railroad. Oct: 12 - 1852. On 12 October 1852, Queen Victoria left Balmoral with her family and took the train to Holyrood House, passing Strathern, Perth and Stirling before arriving at Edinburgh.
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Medium and techniques

Pencil, watercolour, bodycolour

pencil, watercolour, bodycolour (touches of)

Measurements

9.5 x 13.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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Drawings / Watercolours
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visual works
drawings/watercolours
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Places
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Stirlingshire [Scotland]
Stirling [Scotland]
Stirling Castle [Scotland]
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Communication and transport
Transport
Railway travel