Watercolours

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An exhibition at Hampton Court Palace in 1998, held to mark The Prince’s 50th birthday, displayed 50 of his watercolours, while The National Gallery of Australia’s exhibition in 2018 to celebrate another landmark HRH birthday showed 30 pieces. Discover the beauty of watercolours with this captivating book by King Charles when he was still Prince of Wales Charles. I was sitting on a grass slope amongst a large quantity of sheep droppings with my back beginning to give out and with pins and needles in my bottom!

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I suppose any crown prince could get a book of his watercolours published, but this is a collection worthy of wide admiration even if it were done by an anonymous artist.It is not only of historical value but also shows the Prince of Wales - now soon to be Crowned in 2023 the King of England, versatility with the brush. Ben, from Otley, took eight months to complete the complex interpretation at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh after loaning The Prince’s original watercolour from Clarence House.

This set of eight blank cards and eight matching envelopes is made from 100% FSC-certified recycled paper and come in a presentation-printed cardboard wallet to keep them neatly together, making them a lovely gift.Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. One need only look at the Turneresque beauty of Looking Towards Mar Lodge in the Rain, the dancing Dufyesque color of Andraitxyes. They represent, more than anything else, my particular form of ‘photograph album’ and, as such, mean a great deal to me. Along with atmospheric vistas of the English and Scottish countrysides are often serendipitous views of Italy, France, the Turkish coast, a Hong Kong bay and an ancient Jordanian city. Some of these experiences appear soul-stirring and patriotic; for example his painting entitled View of Double Haven Bay from HMY Britannia.