Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Madame Vestris as Miss Dalton dated March 13 1836
Pen, watercolour | 22.9 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980016.er
Victoria Room 4, Kensington Palace
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A watercolour showing the opera singer and actress Eliza Vestris as the character of Miss Dalton in the burletta of One Hour or The Carnival Ball. She is shown full-length facing right. She is dressed in theatrical Italian costume and is playing a guitar.
Inscribed below: Madame Vestris as Miss Dalton at the ball, in "One hour" or "a carnival ball".
Inscribed lower left: P.V.del. K.P. March 13th 1836.
Princess Victoria saw One Hour at Madame Vestris's own Olympic Theatre on 29 February and 7 March 1836. -
Medium and techniques
Pen, watercolour
Measurements
22.9 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Place of Production
Kensington Palace