Queen Victoria's Coachman

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Artist/Maker	William Nicholson (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Hand-coloured woodcut depicting Queen Victoria's coachman, depicted in profile, seated, holding the reins of the carriage, wearing an ornate red jacket with brocaded shoulders and a horse-riding hat. Signed on the mount by the artist.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	Queen Victoria's Coachman (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured woodcut Paper Printing Inks Hand-Colouring Woodcut
Brief description	Hand-coloured woodcut depicting Queen Victoria's coachman by William Nicholson. Great Britain, ca.1900.
Physical description	Hand-coloured woodcut depicting Queen Victoria's coachman, depicted in profile, seated, holding the reins of the carriage, wearing an ornate red jacket with brocaded shoulders and a horse-riding hat. Signed on the mount by the artist.
Dimensions	Height: 25.7cm Width: 23.1cm Dimensions taken from Miller, Elizabeth. Hand Coloured British Prints. London: Published by Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987.
Marks and inscriptions	William Nicholson (Signed on the mount)
Credit line	Given by Lady Stern
Subjects depicted	Coach Driver Hard Hat Brocade Uniform
Bibliographic references	Miller, Elizabeth. Hand Coloured British Prints. London: Published by Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987. Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3592-1913

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O715429/queen-victorias-coachman-print-william-nicholson/

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