James Roberts (c. 1800-67)
Balmoral: the Queen's Dressing Room dated 1857
Watercolour and bodycolour | 26.7 x 36.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 919479
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The Queen’s Dressing Room at Balmoral was, like the rest of the house, decorated with a Highland theme. The carpet is a Hunting Stewart, and a specially commissioned ‘Balmoral’ tartan, designed by the royal couple, was used for the table cloth. Prints after paintings by Landseer and Winterhalter decorated the walls.
Signed and dated, lower centre: Js Roberts / Sept 1857 - Balmoral
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1857, and mounted in her Souvenir Album; Roberts was paid £129 1s for eleven watercolours of Balmoral interiors, and £32 10s for expenses, on 20 January 1858
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour
Measurements
26.7 x 36.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 19479Alternative title(s)
Balmoral Castle: the Queens Dressing-Room
