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View of a garden dated 8 July 1859

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8 July 1859

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A watercolour showing a view of a garden, possibly at Buckingham Palace. The edge of a lake is shown in the foreground to the right. A tree is shown to the left, with further trees shown behind, partially obscuring a path. Inscribed lower left: July 8.59.
In her journal entry of 8 July 1859, Queen Victoria describes how she "Sat for 2 hours in the garden" of Buckingham Palace before heading to the Royal Pavilion at Aldershot for a military review.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour', 'pencil, watercolour'