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International Exhibition, Scaffolding the Dome, South Kensington, 1862

Photograph
1862 (photographed)
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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleInternational Exhibition, Scaffolding the Dome, South Kensington, 1862 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Mounted albumen print, International Exhibition, Scaffolding the Dome, South Kensington, 1862
Physical description
A mounted albumen print of a construction site with a structure surrounded by scaffolding.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 31.7cm
  • Image width: 39.4cm
  • Mount height: 35.9cm
  • Mount width: 44.8cm
  • Mount height: 47.2cm
  • Mount width: 57.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'London: Exhibitions International Exhibition 1862' (ink, mount)
  • 'International Exhibition 1862 SCAFFOLDING FOR DOMES, view from the grounds of the South Kensington Museum.' (label, lower centre mount)
Historical context
Francis Fowke was the architect of the International Exhibition building
Subjects depicted
Association
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.
Collection
Accession number
41218

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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