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      CONRAD HR CARELLI (1869-1956)

      View on the Mediterranean with palm tree and sea

      1854-90

      Watercolour | 10.3 x 17.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 932444

      Watercolour of a Mediterranean landscape. Corners cut in framing. Mounted into the metal setting on the cover of a blue velvet photograph album from the collection of Queen Victoria, which also contains photographs datable between 1854 and 1888.

      • Creator(s)

        Conrad HR Carelli (1869-1956) (artist)

      • 10.3 x 17.2 cm (whole object)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • drawings/watercolours
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