Morning in the Highlands: the royal family ascending Lochnagar

Institution

Royal Collection Trust

Object description:

Painted by the Bavarian watercolourist, Carl Haag, this picture shows the Queen and Prince ascending Lochnagar, on the Balmoral estate, accompanied by the royal children, their governess Miss Bulteel and a number of gillies. The snaking procession and the sweep of the Queen’s riding habit create a sense of dynamism, while the luminous colouring and unusually large size (the equivalent of many oil paintings) singled it out for particular praise when it went on public display in 1854. Signed and dated bottom left: Carl Haag 1853. Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010.

Object/Work type:

drawings (visual works)
watercolors (paintings)

Cultural Heritage type:

Visual Works (hierarchy name)

Location:

London - United Kingdom

Object measurements:

77.0 x 133.6 cm (sight). 110.5 x 166.5 cm (frame) (frame, external)

Production

Carl Haag (1820-1915) (artist)

Date: dated 1853

Place: England

Material/Technique: Watercolour, bodycolour and scraping out

Provenance

Prince Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-61) (Acquirer)

Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (Acquirer)

Material/Technique: [None]

Subject/theme:

Landscapes, Horse riding, Horses, Prince Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Albert, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg, Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Scotland; Highland Region, Scotland; Lochnagar

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Source: Royal Collection Trust