Sketch for Interior of the Great Exhibition with Groups of Commissioners
Gouache
1851
1851
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This painting, a preliminary sketch for an oil painting, depicts the Commissioners standing at the junction on the nave, with the Indian and Chinese Courts on the right, and Osler's Crystal Fountain in the centre background.
Object details
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| Title | Sketch for Interior of the Great Exhibition with Groups of Commissioners |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on paper on linen |
| Brief description | Prosper Lafaye (or Lafait, Lafay), View in the Great Exhibition of 1851, with group of commissioners French School |
| Physical description | This painting, a preliminary sketch for an oil painting, depicts the Commissioners standing at the junction on the nave, with the Indian and Chinese Courts on the right, and Osler's Crystal Fountain in the centre background. |
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| Accession number | E.347-1970 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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