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Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Eos dated 184[0]
Pencil | 18.1 x 22.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 981305.am
Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Master: Princes' and Princesses' drawings: Album 7 Item: Eos dated 184[0]
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A pencil drawing showing Prince Albert's dog Eos. The greyhound is shown asleep with her head on her paws. A terrier is shown seated behind her and the faint suggestion of another dog is shown to the left.
Inscribed lower centre: Eos -
Inscribed lower right: VR del Claremont 1840
Eos was the favourite dog of Prince Albert. She accompanied him to England from the Prince's native Coburg when he married Queen Victoria in 1840. -
Medium and techniques
Pencil
Measurements
18.1 x 22.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Place of Production
Claremont House [Esher]
