Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Alfred & Alice dated Jan 1846
Pencil, watercolour, ink | 15.6 x 24.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980024.bb
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A watercolour showing Queen Victoria's third and fourth children, Princess Alice and Prince Alfred. Prince Alfred is shown full-length, facing forward and is holding a rattle in one hand. He is wearing a green and black nineteenth-century style child's dress. Princess Alice is shown standing to the right, facing left in profile. She is holding her hands together in front of her and looking down at her younger brother. She is wearing a purple nineteenth-century style child's dress with a black apron.
Inscribed below: Alfred & Alice. Coloured at Windsor Castle. Jan: 1846.
Inscribed lower right: Claremont. VR del. Jan 11 - 1846. -
Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, ink
Measurements
15.6 x 24.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Place of Production
Claremont House [Esher]