Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Stag Head Stuffed; killed by Albert 25 - 25 Sep 1853
Pencil, pen and ink | 10.9 x 17.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980545
A pen and ink drawing showing the mounted head of a stag. The stag is shown facing forward. Inscribed below: Stag Head Stuffed; killed by Albert Sept: 23. 1850 on Meall Slughan. Weighed 18 stone 6lbs [?clean]
Inscribed lower left: VR del Sept: 25. 1853
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 23 September 1853 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition in the Balloch Buie Forest, drawing his prize on 25 September 1853.
This drawing is one of a series of drawings from an album (RCIN 2116979) of photographs and drawings of stags shot by Prince Albert.
Inscribed lower left: VR del Sept: 25. 1853
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 23 September 1853 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition in the Balloch Buie Forest, drawing his prize on 25 September 1853.
This drawing is one of a series of drawings from an album (RCIN 2116979) of photographs and drawings of stags shot by Prince Albert.
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Creator(s)
View person pageQueen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (artist)
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10.9 x 17.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Deer
- Red deer
- Stags (male deer)
- Red deer
- Deer
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- visual works
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