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Construction of 1862 International Exhibition buildings, Entrance South front

Photograph
08/10/1861 (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.

This is one of many photographs which were taken to document the construction of the 1862 International Exhibtion buildings.



Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleConstruction of 1862 International Exhibition buildings, Entrance South front (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph, South Kensington, Construction of 1862 International Exhibition buildings, Entrance, South front, albumen print, 1861
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph a building with large arched openings covered in scaffolding. A carriage is visible at the base of the building.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 27cm
  • Mount width: 33.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • A.b. LONDON / 1862 Exhibition' (department classification label, lower right mount)
  • 'Entrance South Front. 8 October 1861' (in image, lower right)
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.

This is one of many photographs which were taken to document the construction of the 1862 International Exhibtion buildings.

Collection
Accession number
1560-1927

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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