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QUEEN VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1819-1901)
Stag shot by the Prince in Glen Beg
10 Oct 1852Pencil and pen and ink on tracing paper | 14.2 x 19.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980553
A pen and ink drawing on tracing paper showing a dead stag. The head and neck of the stag is shown, with the top of one foreleg. The stag is shown facing left in profile. Inscribed below: Stag shot by the Prince in Glen Beg (V.R. there) very old. Oct 9th 1852. Tracing from a sketch of V.R's Oct: 10th.
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 9 October 1852 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition to Glen Beg, drawing his prizes the next day.
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 9 October 1852 Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition to Glen Beg, drawing his prizes the next day.
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)
14.2 x 19.1 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
