Philip John Ouless - The Royal Yacht <i>Fairy</i> with Queen Victoria on board, making her way through ships of the fleet anchored in Spithead
<p>signed and dated 'Ph J. Ouless 1852' (lower left)
</p><p>oil on canvas
</p><p>67.3 x 95.2cm (26 1/2 x 37 1/2in).
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Ouless contributed illustrations to the Illustrated London News, and recorded the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Jersey in 1846. This painting shows the Royal Yacht Fairy passing a frigate and other shipping, watched by a boatload of sightseers. The Royal Standard flies at the Fairy's mainmast, indicating that the Queen is actually on board
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1852<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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