Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
QUEEN VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1819-1901)
Stag Albert shot in the Dansic from the road
10 Oct 1854Pencil and pen and ink on tracing paper | 13.7 x 15.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980562
A pen and ink drawing on tracing paper showing a dead stag. The stag is shown full-length, lying on the ground with its legs out to the front. Inscribed below: Stag Albert shot in the Dansic [sic] from the road Oct: 10 1854 -
Inscribed below mounted sheet: Tracing from a sketch done by V.R. on the spot.
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 7 September 1852 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition to the Danzig.
Inscribed below mounted sheet: Tracing from a sketch done by V.R. on the spot.
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 7 September 1852 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition to the Danzig.
This drawing is one of a series of drawings from an album (RCIN 2116979) of photographs and drawings of stags shot by Prince Albert.
Creator(s)
View person pageQueen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (artist)
13.7 x 15.2 cm (sheet of paper)
- From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Deer
- Red deer
- Stags (male deer)
- Red deer
- Deer
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
