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view of the construction of packing case and horse-drawn 'van' for transport of Raphael Cartoons from Hampton Court to South Kensington Museum

Photograph
1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographs and photographers were present from the very beginning of the V&A's history and the Museum has an extensive collection of images from the 1850s through to the present which documents the construction and development of the V&A and the South Kensington site.

Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography.

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read The story of the Raphael Cartoons The Raphael Cartoons are considered one of the greatest treasures of the Renaissance in the UK. These huge, full-scale designs for tapestries were created by Raphael – one of the most important masters of the Renaissance period. Commissioned by Pope Leo X, shortly after his election in 151...

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titleview of the construction of packing case and horse-drawn 'van' for transport of Raphael Cartoons from Hampton Court to South Kensington Museum (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph, view of the construction of packing case and horse-drawn 'van' for transport of Raphael Cartoons from Hampton Court to South Kensington Museum, albumen print, 1865
Physical description
A photograph of workers constructing a crate on wheels. There are wood planks on the groundn. A man with tophat is in the foreground. A ladder is on the left.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 22.8cm
  • Image width: 27.4cm
  • Mount height: 29.4cm
  • Mount width: 38.2cm
  • Mount height: 38.2cm
  • Mount width: 53.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Another view of No. 68728' (ink, lower right mount)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Photographs and photographers were present from the very beginning of the V&A's history and the Museum has an extensive collection of images from the 1850s through to the present which documents the construction and development of the V&A and the South Kensington site.

Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
68729

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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