Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
A Highland Landscape c. Oct 1865
Pencil and watercolour | 8.5 x 12.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 981650.q
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A watercolour showing a Highland landscape. Continued on RCIN 981650.p verso. A loch or river is shown in the lower foreground, with hills rising up from the shore behind. Mountains are shown in the background.
On 7 October 1865 Princess Louise made an expedition to Inverness with her sister, Princess Alice, and brother-in-law, Prince Louis of Hesse. The royal party stayed in the Caledonian Hotel before boarding the Edinburgh steamer on 9 October and sailing to Banavie along the Caladonian Canal. From there they travelled to Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and Perth, before arriving back at Balmoral on 12 October 1865. -
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Medium and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Measurements
8.5 x 12.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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