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James Roberts (c. 1800-67)
Balmoral: the Lower Corridor and Staircase, seen from below dated 1857
Watercolour and bodycolour over slight indications in pencil | 27.2 x 36.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 919476
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A detailed interior view of the Lower Corridor and Staircase of Balmoral Castle.
The simple decoration of the Lower Corridor provided a contrast to the comforts of the upper floors. The space was hung with the heads of stags hunted by the Prince. Under the mirror can be seen the bronze Le Lion Amoureux by Charles Geefs, a reduction of the life-size plaster that was shown at the Great Exhibition. Signed and dated: BALMORAL / Js Roberts / 1857
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1857, and mounted in her Souvenir Album; Roberts was paid £129 1s for eleven watercolours of Balmoral interiors, and £32 10s for expenses, on 20 January 1858
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour over slight indications in pencil
Measurements
27.2 x 36.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 19476Alternative title(s)
Balmoral Castle:the lower corridorand staircase, seen from below
