Joseph Nash (1809-78)
Stafford House: the staircase at the ball, 16 June 1847 dated 1847
Watercolour and bodycolour | 22.4 x 26.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920194
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A watercolour showing the Queen & Prince Albert attending a ball given by the Duke & Duchess of Sutherland; the Queen is seen going downstairs to supper, being led by the Grand Duke Constantine. A model of Dunrobin Castle stands under the stairs. Signed & dated 'Josh.Nash 1847'.
Provenance
From Queen Victoria's Souvenir Album, volume IV, folio 22. No specific payment is recorded for this drawing, which may well have been a present to the Queen from the Duchess of Sutherland.
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour
Measurements
22.4 x 26.3 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
RL 20194
