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The Deputy Ranger's House, Windsor Great Park

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Date

18th century

Artist

Paul Sandby (1725-1809)

Collection

Royal Collection Trust

Image Link

https://www.rct.uk/collection/917597

Description

A watercolour and bodycolour drawing of the Deputy Ranger's House in Windsor Great Park. The red brick house is at the centre, with an obtruding bay and a stone porch with pediment and pillars. Trees on the left and right, and a wide path in the foreground. On the left, a man and boy with basket and pitchfork. More figures and horses in the background. The sheet has a wide black ink line and dark green wash border.
Paul Sandby's brother Thomas was appointed Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park by William, Duke of Cumberland in 1746. He took up residence in the Deputy Ranger's Lodge in about 1770. The house dated from the mid-seventeenth century, and in 1750 had been in use as a dairy. The building was situated to the north-west of the junction of the road between the Long Walk to the north and Virginia Water and the Great Park to the south. The Great (or Cumberland) Lodge was less than half a mile to the south. By 1792 the house had been enlarged by the addition of the south-facing block visible in this drawing, presumably to Thomas Sandby's designs. Paul Sandby made many drawings of the Great Park and Lodge, even after Thomas's death in 1798.
After Thomas's death the house was occupied by the Park Bailiff, Joseph Frost. In 1815 the Prince Regent moved into the house and it was renamed the Prince Regent's Cottage, following some alterations by John Nash. In 1823 Sir Jeffrey Wyatville took over as architect and the house was renamed Royal Lodge. Under William IV the house was almost entirely demolished. The house was later granted to the Duke of York, future King George VI, as a country home, and considerable additions were made to the house between 1931 and 1936.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017

Location

Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England

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Parks
People
Horses
Flora
Buildings
Trees

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Landscapes & Seascapes

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