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View of the Osborne Estate dated 31 July 1847

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31 July 1847

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A watercolour showing a view of the sea from the Osborne Estate. Grass is shown in the lower foreground, with a row of trees shown across the edge. The sea is shown behind, with the distant coastline shown in the background.
Inscribed below mounted sheet: View from the [?Peak Fall] - Osborne. VR del July 31 - 1847.
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'