Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Loch Maree dated 17 Sept 1877
Pencil, watercolour | 15.1 x 23.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980043.ce
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A watercolour showing a view of Loch Maree from the Loch Maree Hotel. The loch is shown in the lower foreground, with hills shown rising up on the banks behind. Small islands are shown dotted across the water. Inscribed lower left: Loch Maree Sept: 17. 1877 f[ro]m the Hotel. Queen Victoria stayed at the Loch Maree Hotel from 12 to 18 September 1877. In her journal entry of 17 September 1877, the Queen describes how she "Drew & painted after breakfast... [Then] Sketched again when I came in [from a walk], the lovely views from the windows in the dining room".
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour
Measurements
15.1 x 23.6 cm (sheet of paper)