A tower by a loch dated 1863

A watercolour showing a view of a tower by a loch. The loch is shown in the foreground to the right, with the tower shown on the banks to the left. A figure is shown in a small rowing boat on the water below. Mountains are shown in the background.
Inscribed lower right: 1863
Madame de Coninck, formally Madame Maria de Hocédé, was the French Governess to Queen Victoria's children from 20 January 1859. Coninck was a favourite of Princess Alice and Princess Louise, who each presented her with an album of drawings (RCIN 981663 & RCIN 981664) before she left to remarry in July 1863. For other items in this volume see RCIN 981664.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil and watercolour', 'pencil, watercolour'