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The Great Exhibition of All Nations, 1851

Oil Painting
1851 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Oil painting, 'The Great Exhibition of All Nations, 1851', George Wallis, 1851


Object details

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This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Oil Paintings
  • Frames (Furnishings)
TitleThe Great Exhibition of All Nations, 1851
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting, 'The Great Exhibition of All Nations, 1851', George Wallis, 1851
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 18.7cm
  • Approx. width: 61cm
  • Frame dimensions height: 32.5cm
  • Frame dimensions width: 74cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'G/Wallis/1851' (Signed and dated by the artist, lower right)
Credit line
Given by the Misses Kate and Rosa Wallis, the artist's daughters
Object history
Given by the Misses Kate and Rosa Wallis, the artist's daughters, 1903
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 291
Collection
Accession number
1453-1903

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Record createdMay 9, 2007
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