James Giles (1801-70)
A View of Lochnagar Signed and dated 1848
Oil on panel | 56.0 x 81.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 405006
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Prince Albert had bought the lease to Balmoral Castle in Scotland after Sir Robert Gordon, the lessee, died in 1847. It was, according to Queen Victoria, 'a pretty little castle in the old Scottish style. There is a picturesque tower and garden in front with a high wooded hill: at the back there is wood down to the Dee; and the hills rise all around'. In June 1852 Prince Albert bought the estate outright.
The painting depicts a view of the mountain on the Balmoral estate with the Gelder Burn in the distance. Queen Victoria bought this painting and another by the same artist of Balmoral Castle (RCIN 405007) to give to Prince Albert for Christmas in 1848.
Signed and dated: J. Giles / 1848Provenance
Given to Prince Albert by Queen Victoria, 24th December 1848; recorded in Room no 307 at Windsor Castle in 1878
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
56.0 x 81.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
74.6 x 100.2 x 4.8 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Balmoral Park with Red deer in Foreground
