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William Evans (1798-1877)

View of Blair Castle, looking towards Killiecrankie dated 15 Aug 1850

23.5 x 46.1 cm (whole object) | RCIN 919545

View of Blair Castle, looking towards Killiecrankie

William Evans (1798-1877)

View of Blair Castle, looking towards Killiecrankie dated 15 Aug 1850

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Description

DM 1781: the Duchess of Kent leaving the castle in a carriage procession. The Atholl Highlanders with their tents and cannon in the foreground. (The Duchess stayed at Blair Castle August 1850.) Obscurely signed and dated.

Provenance

Belonged to the Duchess of Kent; recorded in Room no 13 at Frogmore House in 1878
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection William Evans (1798-1877)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Great Britain

Search the collection Army-GB-Highland Regiments

Search the collection Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

white bodycolour

watercolour painting

Measurements

23.5 x 46.1 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Perthshire [Scotland]
Blair Castle
References

Other number(s)

RL 19545

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 1781

HMD : Haswell Miller, A.E., & Dawnay, N.P., 1970. Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London – HMD 2180/1

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