Georg Konrad Rothbart (1817-96)
The room used by Princes Ernest and Albert as children, Schloss Rosenau c. 1846
Watercolour over pencil, with scraping out | 22.6 x 31.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 920468
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In 1845, the royal couple travelled to Coburg to visit Prince Albert’s homeland. Schloss Rosenau, near Coburg, was where Albert spent his childhood. This attic room was the nursery he shared with his elder brother and their tutor. The artist was also an architect and curator of the ducal art collections.
Signed lower right: Rothbart
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria and mounted in the third of her Saxe-Coburg-Gotha albums
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour over pencil, with scraping out
Measurements
22.6 x 31.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 20468Alternative title(s)
The Rosenau: the room used by the Hereditary Princes Ernest and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as children
