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QUEEN VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1819-1901)
Stag shot by the Prince in Glen Beg
29 Sep 1853Pencil and pen and ink on tracing paper | 13.3 x 11.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980556
A pen and ink drawing on tracing paper showing the head of a dead stag. The stag is shown facing left with its head resting on rocks. Inscribed below: Stag shot by the Prince in Glen Beg. Sept: 29th 1853. Tracing from a drawing by V.R.
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 29 September 1853 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition in Glen Beg.
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 29 September 1853 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition in Glen Beg.
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)
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Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (artist)
13.3 x 11.5 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
