A Highland landscape c. 1856

Pencil, watercolour | 16.4 x 23.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980056.n

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

Master: Queen Victoria's Sketchbook 1855-1860 Item: A Highland landscape c. 1856

Description

A watercolour showing a view of a Highland landscape, probably on the Balmoral Estate. A road is shown cutting through a heather-covered hill in the foreground. A rock is shown on the path to the lower right and Highland hills are shown in the background.

While staying at Balmoral Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots, often sketching what she saw.
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Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Pencil, watercolour

pencil, watercolour

Measurements

16.4 x 23.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Botany
Systematic botany
Flowering plants
Heather
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Roads