Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Menai Straits N[orth] Wales from the Tubular Bridge & Snowdon Ranges from the Railroad dated 14 Oct 1852
Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour, touches of bodycolour | 17.9 x 25.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 981313.az
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Master: SKETCHES FROM NATURE V. R. MDCCCXLV TO MDCCCLII Item: Menai Straits N[orth] Wales from the Tubular Bridge & Snowdon Ranges from the Railroad dated 14 Oct 1852
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A watercolour showing a view of The Menai Straits from the Tubular Bridge. Buildings and trees are shown along the banks of the straits, with further trees shown behind. The Anglesey coast is shown in the background. Inscribed lower right: Menai Straits N. Wales from the Tubular Bridge Oct: 14. 1852. Verso: A watercolour showing a view of Mount Snowdon. Continued on RCIN 981313.ba. Inscribed lower right: Snowdon Ranges from the Railroad. Oct: 14 - 1852. Queen Victoria travelled by train to North Wales on 13 October 1852, staying overnight at a hotel in Bangor before travelling back to Windsor Castle the next day.
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour, touches of bodycolour
Measurements
17.9 x 25.2 cm (sheet of paper)