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View from St. Cloud dated 24 Aug 1855

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24 Aug 1855

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Another version of RCIN 980029.ct. A watercolour showing a view of the grounds of the Château de Saint-Cloud, Paris. An tree-lined avenue is shown in the centre, stretching into the distance. A small striped tent is shown in the foreground to the left. Inscribed lower left: View from St. Cloud. - Aug: 24 - 1855. Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their eldest two children stayed in the Château de Saint-Cloud as guests of Napoleon III from 18-27 August 1855. Queen Victoria describes in her journal entry of 24 August 1855 how she "Sketched a little in one of the rooms, from which there is a lovely view looking up the long avenue".
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour', 'pencil, watercolour'

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Parc de Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine department, France

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France

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Château de Saint-Cloud was destroyed in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. Today, only a few outbuildings and its park of 460 hectares remain, constituting the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud. Wikipedia

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