Located in Isle of Wright, is the magnificent Osborne House.
The home was the Royal model for the perfect family household created as a haven of peace, well away from the noise and the filth of the city. A sort of rural retreat.
The Victorians used their homes as sort of "refuge", a shelter away from the chaotic and dangerous streets of the industrial city.
The Queen and Prince were no exception to this need of escape...and thus the house was built to reflect the sort of atmosphere that surrounded it.
You'd be surprised to know that Prince Albert designed the house himself, in the Italian Renaissance Palazzo style, built between 1845 and 1851.
Straight out of a fairy tale, don't you think?!
The home was the Royal model for the perfect family household created as a haven of peace, well away from the noise and the filth of the city. A sort of rural retreat.
The Victorians used their homes as sort of "refuge", a shelter away from the chaotic and dangerous streets of the industrial city.
The Queen and Prince were no exception to this need of escape...and thus the house was built to reflect the sort of atmosphere that surrounded it.
You'd be surprised to know that Prince Albert designed the house himself, in the Italian Renaissance Palazzo style, built between 1845 and 1851.
Straight out of a fairy tale, don't you think?!
The Osborne House, was the family home, and to capture this concept within the Interiors of the home a number of beautiful family portraits are exhibited around the home. The artist Franz Winterhalter captured the Royal family in all its glory, portraying the perfect life - a common attribute of Victorian Era artists.
Within the Interiors of the home Designers and Artists captured the love and family atmosphere of the Victorian Royal Family.
Prince Albert's Dressing room, filled with paintings of "The Madonna" and "Himself and His wife"
Queen Victoria's Armchair- Walmer Castle
Credit: Amanda Bryant 2013
Credit: Amanda Bryant 2013
At first glance you might just think this is a regular floral chintz, but a closer look at the chintz and you can see the cleverly embodied profiles of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert looking at each other for all eternity.
Queen Victoria's Armchair- Walmer Castle
Credit: Amanda Bryant 2013
Credit: Amanda Bryant 2013
The use of ornament is clear, the Victorians embellished the fabric making it more interesting but it also has a meaning behind it, and in my opinion I think to the Victorians they tried to achieve a meaning behind their work rather than just the aesthetics. The idea of the profiles lined in black is stunning among the burst of colors, an absolutely exquisite use of ornament
The Victorians (2009) Directed by John Hay. United Kingdom, BBC Television. [Documentary]