A watercolour showing the house of John Grant, Head Keeper at Balmoral. The house is shown behind a low wall, with trees shown behind. Inscribed below: Grant's House - Balmoral. Inscribed lower right: VR del: Sept: 21. 1849. On 21 September 1849, Prince Albert went on a deer stalking expedition with John Grant. Queen Victoria describes in her journal entry of that day how "At 4, Albert not having appeared, I set off with the Children, driving, to Grant's house, where I sketched, & then waited [for them to return]".