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A dying fisherman lying in bed is being consoled by Queen Victoria, seated by his side. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after G. Steell, ca. 1865.
- Steele, Gourlay, 1819-1894.
- Date
- [1865?]
- Reference
- 574957i
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Also known as
A cottage bedside at Osborne
Description
"Perhaps his best-known work is A cottage bedside at Osborne (1865; exh. Royal Scottish Academy, 1880), depicting Queen Victoria reading the Bible to a sick fisherman, which became very popular through the engraving by William Henry Simmons."--Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004, s.v. Steell, Gourlay
Publication/Creation
Newcastle-upon-Tyne : [publisher not identified], [1865?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; sheet 68.5 x 85 cm
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 574957i
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Location Status Access Closed stores