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From the Queen's Sitting Room window, Hotel Furca dated 24 Aug 1868

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Date

24 Aug 1868

Artist

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)

Collection

Royal Collection Trust

Image Link

https://www.rct.uk/collection/980704

Description

A watercolour showing a view of a mountain landscape from the Furca Hotel, Switzerland. A travelling carriage is shown in the foreground to the left, at the base of a steep cliff. Snow-capped peaks are shown in the background.
Inscribed below mounted sheet: 1868 Aug 24: from the Queen's Sitting Room window, Hotel Furca
Princess Louise stayed in Pension Wallis, Lucerne, with her mother, Queen Victoria, from 7 August to 9 September 1868. The Queen wanted to see the Alps, which her beloved Prince Albert had visited before their marriage, and her doctors had also advised the Queen that the fresh air would be good for her health. On 22 August 1868 the royal party made an expedition to Furca through the St. Gotthard Pass. They stayed at the Furca Hotel from 22 to 25 August 1868, making daily trips to local beauty spots.
This drawing is housed in an album of drawings by Princess Louise. For other items in the volume see Princess Louise Album.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil and watercolour with touches of bodycolour', 'pencil, watercolour, bodycolour (touches of)'

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© Royal Collection Trust

Location

Oberwald, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

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Mountains

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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