'Osborne House at the time of Victoria', (1901). View of Osborne House near East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne and its estate in 1845. In 1848, the old house was demolished to make way for a new three-storey pavilion with flagtower, designed in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo and built by Thomas Cubitt. It was used as a summer home and rural retreat by the royal family. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]