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View from behind Balmoral Castle dated 29 Aug 1849
Pencil, watercolour, ink inscription | 17.2 x 29.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980055.s
Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Master: Queen Victoria's Sketchbook 1848-1854 Item: View from behind Balmoral Castle dated 29 Aug 1849
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A watercolour showing a view from behind Balmoral Castle. Two men dressed in Highland costume is shown walking together, across a lawn. Trees are shown behind them, with mountains shown in the background. Inscribed lower right: From back of the house. VR del Aug 29. 1849. Inscribed below pasted down sheet: View from behind Balmoral Castle. VR. del. Aug: 29 - 1849. In her journal entry of 29 August 1849, Queen Victoria describes how she "Went to draw at the back of the house" before going on a stalking trip with her husband, Prince Albert.
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, ink inscription
Measurements
17.2 x 29.4 cm (sheet of paper)