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View of the Queen Victoria statue, Balmoral Estate, from south west
SC 769281
Description View of the Queen Victoria statue, Balmoral Estate, from south west
Date 18/6/2001
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 769281
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of E 15371 CN
Scope and Content Statue of Queen Victoria, Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire This imposing statue of Queen Victoria, carved in bronze by the sculptor, Sir Edgar Boehm, was erected in 1887 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of her reign. It stands on a massive granite plinth in wooded grounds close to the River Dee, and shows a slim, youthful but determined queen, wearing a crown and dressed in the robes of state. The material of her dress and train are draped in apparently natural folds which fall over the edge of the plinth, and intricately carved in a floral arrangement combining the rose of England and the thistle of Scotland. Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee was held in 1887 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne, an event marked by great displays and public ceremonies all over the country. Victoria succeeded to the throne in 1837, and her long reign lasted almost 64 years. She was considered conscientious, hard-working and of strict moral standards, and is associated with the age of industrial and economic progress, and a symbol of the British Empire and Britain's rise to world power. The Balmoral estate was bought in 1852 by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria at their own expense as a Highland retreat from the stresses of London life. Prince Albert initiated many improvements, including the building of a new Balmoral Castle in 1853-5 that became Queen Victoria's 'dear place'. The queen's evident pleasure in the local landscape gave rise to the many statues and memorials that were built in the woods around the castle. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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