Originally Posted by
MacMillan ofRathdown
................................................ This likeness of Mr. Brown was painted while at Her Majesty's estate at Frogmore on the Isle of Wight.
Alas, not quite true! Frogmore is within Windsor Home Park, close by Windsor Castle in Berkshire, to the west of London. It was there that HM Queen Victoria had built the Royal Mausoleum in which her Consort, Prince Albert, was the first of many members of our Royal Family to be buried.
You are, I fear, confusing Frogmore at Windsor with Osborne House, Her Majesty's favourite residence (and where she died in 1901), on the Isle of Wight. This, for those unfamiliar with our geography, lies centrally some six miles off the south coast of the United Kingdom. It is Osborne House that forms the backdrop to the watercolour of John Brown.
Take care,
Ham.
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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