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Princess Beatrice on Donald with Däcko

After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer British
Engraver William Henry Simmons British
Sitter Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom British

June 1874

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The daughter of Queen Victoria riding her pony with a dog nearby. Based on a crayon drawing made April 1865 at Osborne, the home built by the Queen and Prince Albert on the Isle of Wight. The drawing is in the British Royal Collection.

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Title: Princess Beatrice on Donald with Däcko

Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)

Engraver: William Henry Simmons (British, London 1811–1882 London)

Sitter: Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (British, London 1857–1944 Balcombe, Sussex)

Date: June 1874

Medium: Mixed method engraving on chine collé; proof

Dimensions: Plate: 23 3/16 × 30 9/16 in. (58.9 × 77.7 cm)
Sheet: 28 1/4 × 37 7/8 in. (71.8 × 96.2 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947

Accession Number: 47.30.50

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Great Britain and Ireland, 1800-1900 A.D.

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