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August Becker (1822-87)
Osborne: the Lower Terrace Signed and dated 1871
Oil on canvas | 47.8 x 71.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 400823
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The painting depicts a corner of the terrace at Osborne on the Isle of Wight, looking down to the sea and across to the English coast. Becker was at Osborne in July 1869 and the Queen reported that he was ‘doing some charming things here’. Signed and dated: August Becker 1870. On the frame the date of the picture is given as August 1869.
Provenance
Painted for Queen Victoria; recorded hanging on the Principal Floor of Windsor Castle in 1878
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
47.8 x 71.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
64.2 x 88.4 x 6.1 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Lower Terrace at Osborne, previously entitled
