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Joseph Nash (1809-78)
The south front, Stowe dated 1845
Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | 29.7 x 40.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920173
Joseph Nash (1809-78)
The south front, Stowe dated 1845
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A watercolour view of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, depicting Queen Victoria and Prince Albert descending the front steps of the house with their hosts the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham. Signed and dated "Josh. Nash 1845".
Victoria and Albert stayed at Stowe, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, for three days in January 1845. Victoria noted in her journal that on arrival she thought it "an immense house, which is quite like a Palace".
After their visit, Victoria and Albert commissioned two watercolours from Nash relating to their visit to Stowe; this one and RCIN 920174, which depicts the opulent State Drawing-Room.
This watercolour (along with RCIN 920174) was originally mounted in View Album II. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert compiled nine View Albums during their marriage. These albums contained watercolours and drawings documenting their life together and were arranged in chronological order. The albums were dismantled in the early twentieth century and rebound in new volumes both in a different arrangement and with additional items, but a written record of their original contents and arrangement still exists.Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert for their View Albums
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
Measurements
29.7 x 40.0 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
RL 20173
