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Friderike Knoch dated 4 Oct 186[2]

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4 Oct 186[2]

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A watercolour showing a German peasant woman near The Roseanu. The woman is shown full-length, standing facing right in profile. She is wearing a black dress with a matching headdress and a colourful apron. Inscribed below: Friderike Knoch Rosenau Oct: 4. 1863 -
This sketchbook has been mounted and rebound. It is likely that Queen Victoria made a mistake with the date when writing the new inscriptions on the folios. Queen Victoria travelled to Brussels on 1 September 1862, to arrange the betrothal of her eldest son, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark. On the 4 September the Queen travelled to Coburg, where she stayed until 17 October 1862. Queen Victoria made many visits to local beauty spots during her stay in Germany.
Queen Victoria took a particular interest in ethnography and national costumes and when travelling she regularly sketched peasants in traditional dress.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour', 'pencil, watercolour'