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UnknownView over Buckingham Palace Garden, Big Ben and Westminster Palace Second half 19th cent
Second half 19th cent
About the Item
A fine watercolor by an unknown English artist with a view overlooking the Buckingham Palace garden and its lake, towards the West facade of the Buckingham Palace. In the distance one can see Big Ben, the Victoria tower with the Palace of Westminister. The watercolor is painted during the second half of the 19th century after 1860 when building of the Victoria tower and Big Ben was completed. The artist was probably standing in the corner of the park next to Grosvenor place when painting.
Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the British monarch in London, England.
The palace was originally built as a private palace for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. The house, then known as Buckingham House, was acquired by King George III in 1762 as a private residence. Over the years, the palace was expanded and Buckingham House forms the core of today's palace, but three new wings were built to form a central courtyard.
On Queen Victoria's accession to the throne in 1837, Buckingham Palace became the official palace of the British monarch.
Buckingham Palace Gardens is the largest private garden in London. The man-made lake was completed in 1828 and filled with water from the Serpentine, a lake in Hyde Park.
Palace of Westminister is located on the west bank of the Thames, where the previous palace burned down in 1834. For several hundred years, until 1529, Westminster was the royal residence, but after a fire the royal family partially moved.
In 1848, a new palace started being built and it was united into an architectural whole with the medieval building Westminster Hall, the part that was saved from the 1834 fire. The style is early English Neo-Gothic. The building has 3 towers and these are:
- Central Tower, the middle tower, which is octagonal tower with a brick and pointed spire.
- The narrow square Elizabeth Tower with Big Ben to the north
- The large and wide square Victoria Tower in the southwest, which is the building's tallest tower.
It took about 20 years to complete the building.
The measurements given are without the frame.
- Creation Year:Second half 19th cent
- Dimensions:Height: 10.63 in (27 cm)Width: 18.9 in (48 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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- Condition:It is in good condition, but as is often common with watercolors, it is somewhat sun-bleached. Frame is included and the measurements of the watercolor is without the frame.
- Gallery Location:Stockholm, SE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2608214132652
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