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James Roberts (c. 1800-67)
The Marble Corridor, Osborne House dated 1852
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil | 26.0 x 36.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 923463
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A watercolour depicting a detailed interior view of the Marble Corridor at Osborne House. Three children - probably the Princesses Alice and Louise, and Prince Alfred - and a dachshund are seen to the right. Signed, dated and inscribed at bottom left: J Roberts / May 1852 / Osborne.
The Marble Corridor linked the Household Wing with the family Pavilion. Prince Albert and Ludwig Gruner carefully planned the decoration, which included Minton tiles on the floor. The Corridor was used as a showcase for important pieces of sculpture, among them the Marine Venus, purchased by the Prince in 1848, which stands in an elaborate shell-headed niche.
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria. Roberts was paid £14 for two watercolours (one of which was probably the present work) in June 1852; left the Collection at an unknown date; W. P Austen; M. Hook (1932); Mrs C. MacDonald; Sotheby's, 25 June 1981 (87); purchased by Queen Elizabeth II
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil
Measurements
26.0 x 36.5 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 23463Featured in
ExhibitionVictoria & Albert: Art & Love: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
The first exhibition to focus on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s shared enthusiasm for art
ExhibitionVictoria and Albert: Our Lives in Watercolour: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
The watercolours collected by Victoria and Albert documented their lives, private and official, together
