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View from Osborne House c. 1847c. 1849

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c. 1847 - c. 1849

Description

A watercolour showing a view from Osborne House. Pillars are shown at either edge of the foreground, with a low wall shown around a terrace below. Trees are shown across the page and the sea is shown behind. The distant coastline is shown in the background.
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.
This watercolour is housed in an album of drawings and watercolours by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. For other items in the volume see Queen Victoria & Prince Albert Sketches.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour, touches of bodycolour', 'pencil, watercolour, bodycolour (touches of)'