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QUEEN VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1819-1901)
Stuffed head of stag shot by Albert Oct: 4 - 1851 -
30 Sep 1852Pencil, pen and ink | 11.0 x 9.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980550
A pen and ink drawing showing the stuffed head of a stag. The stag is shown facing left and is mounted on a board. Inscribed below: Stuffed head of stag shot by Albert Oct: 4 - 1851 -
Inscribed lower left: VR del [Sept]: 30. 1852
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 4 October 1851. Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition near the River Dee, drawing his stuffed prize a year later.
Inscribed lower left: VR del [Sept]: 30. 1852
Deer stalking was a favourite pastime of Prince Albert, especially while staying at Balmoral. On 4 October 1851. Queen Victoria accompanied her husband on a stalking expedition near the River Dee, drawing his stuffed prize a year later.
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)
11.0 x 9.5 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
