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WILLIAM LEIGHTON LEITCH (1804-83)

Osborne House under construction

c.1847

Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | 10.6 x 21.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 919842

The central building with the tower here is the pavilion wing, which housed Victoria and Albert’s private rooms and the royal nursery. On the left is the main wing, used by the older children, in a state of near completion. Work is also underway on the laying out of the Italianate terraces below.

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