William Simpson (1823-99)
Queen Victoria reviewing the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on their return from the Crimea, 13 March 1856 dated Mar 1856
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil | 29.2 x 45.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 916787
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A watercolour showing the Queen, Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary on a platform to the left. Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple Hay Col. Commandant and Adjutant-Gen., Royal Artillery, presents officer. Signed. Peace was finally declared in March 1856, and the soldiers soon began to return home from the Crimea. The Royal Artillery disembarked at Woolwich, to be inspected by Queen Victoria. The Queen noted in her journal: ‘They had all long beards & were heavily laden with large knapsacks... The whole sight gave one a real idea of what the life and appearance of the men, on service out there, must have been’.
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Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil
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29.2 x 45.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 16787Alternative title(s)
Queen Victoria Reviewing the Royal Artillery on their return from the Crimea, Woolwich, 13th March 1856
