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ANTOINE LÉON MOREL-FATIO (1810-71)

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert landing at Boulogne, 18 August 1855

dated 18 Aug 1855

Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | 81.1 x 97.0 cm (frame, external) | RCIN 451380

Princess Louise is perhaps the daughter of Queen Victoria best known for her artistic talents, as she is responsible for the statue of Queen Victoria that sits outside Kensington Palace. Here, with meticulous attention to detail, the princess has copied a watercolour of the Royal Family arriving in Boulogne, by French naval painter Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio. Her version of the event perhaps even improves upon the original, turning a documentary depiction of the event into a more atmospheric scene.

A watercolour and bodycolour drawing of the Royal Yacht in the harbour at Boulogne, greeted by crowds on the shore. Queen Victoria is disembarking from the boat, greeted by Napoleon III. Signed at lower right: MOREL-FATIO and with an anchor pictogramA watercolour showing Queen Victoria landing at Boulogne on 18 August 1855. After a watercolour by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio (RCIN 451380). A large crowd is shown assembled in the foreground, either side of a red carpet. Queen Victoria and Prin
Watercolour by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
Copy by Princess Louise

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