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Loch Callater dated 3 Oct 1865

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Date

3 Oct 1865

Description

A watercolour showing a view of Loch Callater. The loch is shown in the foreground to the right, with part of the banks shown in front. A mound is shown in the foreground to the left. A hill is shown shown behind the loch to the right, sloping down to the left. Further hills are shown in the background. Inscribed below mounted sheet: Loch Callater - Oct: 3. 1865. While staying at Balmoral Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots. On 3 October 1865 the Queen visited Loch Callater with her daughters Princess Alice and Princess Helena. In her journal entry of that day, Queen Victoria describes how they "sketched a little [at the loch], the lights & colouring being quite beautiful".
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour', 'pencil, watercolour'