Isle of Wight

Sculpture in Osborne House

Bacchus c. 1853

Copy of a marble bust, now in the British Museum, that was found at the site of the ancient
city of Baiae, near Naples. In Greek mythology, Bacchus was the god of wine.

Purchased by Queen Victoria and given by her to Prince Albert on 24th May 1853,
her 34th birthday. It was common for the queen and prince to exchange gifts on their birthdays.

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Statue of Queen Victori, c 1847 by John Gibson

Indian Girl, c. 1849, by Henry Timbrell and John Gibson.
It depicts a girl placing a lamp onto the river for safe return to a friend.
It was a bad omen if the lamp sank but all would be well if it floated away.

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Paul et Virgine, 1851, by Guillaume Geefs

Victory, 1851, by Christian Rauch.

This statue is a full-size replica of one of the six winged victories that were commissioned
in the 1830's by King Ludwig of Bavaria. These were made for the Valhalla,
near Regensburg, Germany, a hall of fame that honours distinguished people.
Victoria purchased this at the Great Exhibition in 1851.

Princess Elizabeth of Hesse (1864-1918) by Oscar Spathe c. 1870
Inscribed "Elizaveta"

The Sleeping Spinner, 1845 by Julius Troschel

This sculpture depicts a young girl who has fallen asleep while spinning. She has dropped her
spindle and her ball of wool, which can be seen on the floor in front of her. The sculpture,
Julius Troschel, was from Germany but worked in Rome.

The Bather, 1855 by John Lawlor

Maharajah Duleep Singh, c. 1850-6, by Baron Carlo Marochetti

Duleep Singh became the Maharajah of the Punjab at the age of five. In 1849, at the age of 13,
he was exiled following the British annexation of the Punjab in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
He settled in Britain in 1854 and became a favourite of Victoria and Albert,
who invited him to Osborne on many occasions.

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Cleopatra by Robert Glassby, 1835-1892