Edward Tanner (active 1887)
A view of the Villa Edelweiss and the Villa Nevada 1887
Oil on canvas | 43.2 x 60.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 400624
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Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Queen Victoria’s youngest son had died on 28 March 1884 in the Villa Nevada. At the beginning of April 1887 the Queen stayed for a few days at the Villa Edelweiss. She walked down to the Villa Nevada and ‘went in to see good Miss Perceval, who was most kind, & showed us her rooms, then taking us upstairs to the room, where poor darling Leopold breathed his last’. Signed: E. TANNER.
Provenance
Painted for Queen Victoria in 1887.
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
43.2 x 60.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
53.0 x 70.4 x 4.4 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Landscape, previously entitled
