Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)
A view in the gardens at Potsdam Signed and dated 1874
Oil on canvas board | 29.4 x 34.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403998
Nursery Bedroom, Osborne House
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This is one of a group of five studies, some in watercolour and some in oil, which the Princess Royal gave to Algernon Graves, a distinguished writer on art, to sell. The money raised was to go to one of the charities in Germany which the Princess supported. The painting depicts the palace of Sanssouci in the background.
Signed and dated: VICTORIA PSR. 1874.Provenance
Presented to Queen Mary by Algernon Graves in 1918.
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Oil on canvas board
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29.4 x 34.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
43.5 x 48.8 x 4.0 cm (frame, external)
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