La Valse a duez temps

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Artist/Maker	M. & N. Hanhart (lithographer) Brandard, John (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (printed)

Title sheet depicting Queen Victoria and Prince Albert dancing the Polka and looking out to the viewer. The Queen is shown wearing a white dress and the sash of the Order of the Garter; Albert wears a red military jacket with epaulettes. The edge of the page is decorated with a border of scrolled foliage.

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Categories	Prints Entertainment & Leisure Music
Object type	Print
Title	La Valse a duez temps (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Lithography
Brief description	'The Queen & Prince Albert Polka'. Music title page (one of two) showing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert dancing. Lithograph by M. & N. Hanhart after John Brandard, ca.1840.
Physical description	Title sheet depicting Queen Victoria and Prince Albert dancing the Polka and looking out to the viewer. The Queen is shown wearing a white dress and the sash of the Order of the Garter; Albert wears a red military jacket with epaulettes. The edge of the page is decorated with a border of scrolled foliage.
Dimensions	Size of sheet height: 34.4cm Size of sheet width: 25.4cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style	Victorian
Marks and inscriptions	'La Valse a duez temps' (Lettered at the bottom of page) 'J Brandard' (Signed) 'M & N Hanhart Chromo lith impr.' (Lettered)
Credit line	Given by Mr James Laver CBE
Subjects depicted	Dancing Costume, Formal Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India) Albert (Prince Consort, Consort of Queen Victoria)
Associated object	E.828-1959 (Set)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.829-1959

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Record created	December 15, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O17884/la-valse-a-duez-temps-print-brandard-john/

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