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Caleb Robert Stanley (1795-1868)
Windsor Home Park: the Aviary and Poultry Farm dated 1845
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil | 25.8 x 41.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 919772
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A watercolour depicting the Aviary in the Home Park at Windsor, with a pond and many ducks and birds.
Prince Albert and his brother grew up with their own aviary and Albert brought ornamental birds with him to England in 1840. From 1842 he began to remodel the royal Aviary at Windsor. It accommodated varieties of poultry, as well as doves, bustards, storks and pheasants. A sitting room was provided for the Queen’s use.
Signed and dated lower right: CR Stanley / 1845
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria for her Souvenir Album. Probably one of the sketches for which the artist was paid £79 3s in 1845.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil
Measurements
25.8 x 41.0 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
RL 19772
