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OF ROYAL INTEREST A Victorian album of drawings and royal ephemera, probably assembled by...
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OF ROYAL INTEREST A Victorian album of drawings and royal ephemera, probably assembled by Augusta Penelope Hayter, nee Kirby (1818-1888), containing drawings by Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Sir George Hayter (1792-1871), James Roberts (c.1800-c.1897), other members of the Hayter family, and various other hands, to include:
Four drawings by Queen Victoria: Knight on Horseback, ink, inscribed 'original sketch by the Royal Highness The Princess Victoria. (Her Majesty). 1833, July(?)'; Veiled woman on horseback, pencil, inscribed 'part of a sketch by HRH The Princess Victoria July(?) 1833'; Woman on horseback, pencil, inscribed 'sketch by HRH Princess Victoria, July(?) 1833'; and A seated woman with a crown and sash, 1838, ink, inscribed 'by Her Majesty 1838';
Various drawings in pencil, pen, and ink, by Sir George Hayter: The order of knighthood being conferred by Her Majesty Queen Victoria to Sir Richard Charles Kirby, 1788-1867 (Augusta's father), signed with initials 'G.H.'; The Queen in her Coronation Robes, the Queen in her Parliamentary Robes (first sketches), signed 'Sir George Hayter'; Study of A Young Girl c.1760-1800 after one in the collection of Queen Victoria attributed to Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805); La Partenza, signed with initials 'G.H.' and dated '13/12/40'; portrait of Louisa Hayter, signed with initials 'G.H.' and dated 'July 14 1818 Rome'; Scholastica, signed with initials 'G.H.'; and further sketches;
A watercolour on paper by James Roberts depicting Queen Victoria's Birthday Table at Osborne, signed and dated 'J Roberts / May 1856' (lower right), 22.9 x 20 cm.;
Royal ephemera: An 1821 Invitation to the Coronation of King George IV at Westminster Abbey; A King George IV Coronation Pass Ticket, Westminster Hall, inscribed 'Duke of Bedford, not transferable' (lower left) and 'G. Hayter' (middle right), bears wax seal; and George Hayter’s personal invitation to the Coronation of Charles X at Reims Cathedral of 1825;
Further drawings by various members of the Hayter family, including John Hayter, RA (1800-1895), Charles Hayter (1761-1835), and Louisa Hayter (19th century);
And a quantity of other drawings by various hands.
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Note:
Augusta Penelope Hayter, nee Kirby (1818-1888), was married to Angelo Collen Hayter (1819-1898), the son of George Hayter (1792-1871), Principal Painter in Ordinary to Queen Victoria (1819-1901).
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