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Coburg Cottage dated Aug 1878

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Date

Aug 1878

Description

A watercolour showing a view of Coburg Cottage on the Osborne Estate. The cottage is shown to the left, with trees shown behind and to the left.
Inscribed lower left: Coburg Cottage Aug: 1878.
The Osborne Estate, on the Isle of Wight, was purchased by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1845. Work was started straight away on rebuilding Osborne House in the Italianate style, to designs by Prince Albert, and the royal family stayed there for lengthy periods each year. While staying at Osborne, Queen Victoria often spent time sketching in the grounds.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour', 'pencil, watercolour'