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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

The lively children – probably Princesses Louise and Alice and Prince Alfred – and a small dog provide a contrast to the static marble sculptures displayed on pedestals along the corridor. The waters of the Solent are glimpsed through the doors at the end.

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