A pen and ink drawing on tracing paper showing the head of a dead stag. The stag is shown facing left with its head resting on rocks. Inscribed below: Stag shot by the Prince in Glen Beg. Sept: 29th 1853. Tracing from a drawing by V.R.

Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 29 September 1853 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition in Glen Beg.

This drawing is one of a series of drawings from an album (RCIN 2116979) of photographs and drawings of stags shot by Prince Albert.