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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
Pension [W]allis dated 1868
Pencil and watercolour | 17.5 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980710
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A watercolour showing a view of Pension Wallis, Lucerne. A small Swiss cottage is shown in the foreground, to the right, with Pension Wallis shown set on a hillside behind.
Inscribed below: Pension Vallis [sic]. 1868
Princess Louise stayed in Pension Wallis, Lucerne, with her mother, Queen Victoria, from 7 August to 9 September 1868. The Queen wanted to see the Alps, which her beloved Prince Albert had visited before their marriage, and her doctors had also advised the Queen that the fresh air would be good for her health.
This drawing is housed in an album of drawings by Princess Louise. For other items in the volume see Princess Louise Album. -
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Pencil and watercolour
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17.5 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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