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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
View of a Ruin c. 1865
Pencil and watercolour | 12.6 x 8.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 981650.s
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
Master: Sketchbook of Princess Louise Balmoral 30 September 1865 Item: View of a Ruin c. 1865
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
Master: Sketchbook of Princess Louise Balmoral 30 September 1865 Item: View of a Ruin c. 1865
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A watercolour showing a view of a ruined castle or fort. The ruin is shown in the centre, with hills shown in the background.
A press cutting has been pasted to the verso, detailing Princess Louise's trip to Inverness.
On 7 October 1865 Princess Louise made an expedition to Inverness with her sister, Princess Alice, and brother-in-law, Prince Louis of Hesse. The royal party stayed in the Caledonian Hotel before boarding the Edinburgh steamer on 9 October and sailing to Banavie along the Caladonian Canal. From there they travelled to Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and Perth, before arriving back at Balmoral on 12 October 1865. -
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Pencil and watercolour
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12.6 x 8.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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