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Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Scene from an equestrian circus c. 1833
Pencil | 18.6 x 23.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980015.by
In an exhibition, Kensington Palace
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A pencil drawing showing a man standing on one leg, balancing on horseback, possibly a scene from Andrew Ducrow's grand Christmas Spectacle. The man is shown full-length, facing left, with one leg held out behind him. He is dressed in a short tunic and is holding a sword. A man with a whip is shown walking behind the horse.
Andrew Ducrow was a British equestrian circus performer credited with being the originator of horsemanship acts.
On 26 December 1833, Princess Victoria went to Drury Lane Theatre to see a grand Christmas Spectacle called St.George and the Dragon/The Seven Champions of Christendom. In her journal entry of that day, Princess Victoria describes how Ducrow, who was playing St. George, "acted uncommonly well and rode beautifully" and how "The whole is got up in a most splendid and gorgeous manner!" -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pencil
Measurements
18.6 x 23.7 cm (sheet of paper)