Claremont House: view of the lake dated 1843
Watercolour with white bodycolour | 19.5 x 28.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 919829
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A watercolour showing rhododendrons on the far shore of the lake, with trees behind; two female figures walk with a dog on the left. The Queen used Claremont, near Esher in Surrey, as a country retreat, but made much less use of it after Osborne House was acquired in 1845. Signed and dated 'C R Stanley/1843'.
Provenance
From Queen Victoria's Souvenir Album, volume I, folio 41. In 1843 the artist was paid £19 and 14 gns for two views of Claremont and two views near Claremont respectively.
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour with white bodycolour
Measurements
19.5 x 28.7 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
RL 19829