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Glienicke Brücke dated Aug 1858

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Aug 1858

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A watercolour showing a view of the Glienicke Bridge, Germany. Trees are shown in the lower foreground, with the bridge shown over the River Havel behind. A boat is shown in front of the bridge to the right and hills are shown on the river bank in the background. Inscribed below mounted sheet: Glienicke Brücke Aug: 1858. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited their eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal, in Germany in August 1858. It was the first time Queen Victoria had seen her daughter since her wedding and subsequent move to Germany earlier that year. The Queen and Prince Consort stayed with the pregnant Princess Royal at Babelsberg Palace in Potsdam until 28 August when they left for Cologne.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour', 'pencil, watercolour'