Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
View from my Dressing room window at the Phoenix Park c. Aug 1849
Pencil, watercolour, ink inscription | 17.5 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980055.k
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A watercolour showing a view of Phoenix Park from a dressing room at the Viceregal Lodge, Dublin. Mountains are shown in the background with the park shown stretching out below. Stairs and a walkway are shown in the foreground. Inscribed below pasted down sheet: View from my Dressing room window at the Phoenix Park. -
Inscribed lower right: VR from the preceding sketch. - [referring to RCIN 980055.j]
Queen Victoria visited Ireland for the first time in August 1849. The Queen arrived at the Cove of Cork on 2 August 1849 after sailing from Osborne with Prince Albert and their four eldest children the day before. They sailed up to Dublin, staying at the Viceregal Lodge in Phoenix Park from 6 to 10 August 1849. -
Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, ink inscription
Measurements
17.5 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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