The Stained Glass Gallery
Print
1854 (published)
1854 (published)
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Object Type
This print is one from the set of views from 'Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851', printed in colour lithography with hand colouring and varnish to enhance the richness of colour.
Materials & Making
The original watercolours, on which thse prints were based, were painted for Prince Albert in 1851. Joseph Nash, a draughtsman and lithographer of architectural views, was one of the artists who contributed to Dickinson's large folios. They were so successful that the project expanded to 55 views and took 3 years to prepare for publication. The folios considerably enhanced the reputation of the Dickinson brothers as lithographers, in particular because of their large size and blended colourwork.
Places
At this stage in its history Germany was not one unified state. The various states however joined together to form two separate representations for Germany: North Germany and the Zollverein. North Germany included Hanover, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Nuremberg and Oldenburg. While the Zollverein included Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemberg, the two Hesses, Thringen, Baden, Nassau and the free city of Frankfurt, as well as Prince Albert's home state of Saxe-Coburg. Zollverein's contribution was the larger one. There were fine displays of metalwork, textiles, furniture and ceramics and characteristic smaller German ware such as bird cages, gilded frames and Wurtemberg toys. Over 12,000 Germans were recorded as having visited the exhibition.
This print is one from the set of views from 'Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851', printed in colour lithography with hand colouring and varnish to enhance the richness of colour.
Materials & Making
The original watercolours, on which thse prints were based, were painted for Prince Albert in 1851. Joseph Nash, a draughtsman and lithographer of architectural views, was one of the artists who contributed to Dickinson's large folios. They were so successful that the project expanded to 55 views and took 3 years to prepare for publication. The folios considerably enhanced the reputation of the Dickinson brothers as lithographers, in particular because of their large size and blended colourwork.
Places
At this stage in its history Germany was not one unified state. The various states however joined together to form two separate representations for Germany: North Germany and the Zollverein. North Germany included Hanover, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Nuremberg and Oldenburg. While the Zollverein included Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemberg, the two Hesses, Thringen, Baden, Nassau and the free city of Frankfurt, as well as Prince Albert's home state of Saxe-Coburg. Zollverein's contribution was the larger one. There were fine displays of metalwork, textiles, furniture and ceramics and characteristic smaller German ware such as bird cages, gilded frames and Wurtemberg toys. Over 12,000 Germans were recorded as having visited the exhibition.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Stained Glass Gallery |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Lithograph, The Stained Glass Gallery, from 'Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851', pub. Dickinson Brothers, 1854 |
| Physical description | The image shows the extremely long stained glass gallery, where people see the glass illuminated from the sunlight outside since the glass is positioned along the exterior glass of the exhibition building. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated 'JN. 1852' |
| Gallery label | British Galleries:
The original watercolours, on which these prints were based, were painted for Prince Albert in 1851. They were so well received that the project expanded to 55 views and it took three years to prepare them for publication. For subsequent international exhibitions, the production of such prints became standard practice.(27/03/2003) |
| Object history | This image is one from the Dickinson Brothers publication entitled 'Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851' of lithographs from the originals painted for Prince Albert. |
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| Summary | Object Type This print is one from the set of views from 'Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851', printed in colour lithography with hand colouring and varnish to enhance the richness of colour. Materials & Making The original watercolours, on which thse prints were based, were painted for Prince Albert in 1851. Joseph Nash, a draughtsman and lithographer of architectural views, was one of the artists who contributed to Dickinson's large folios. They were so successful that the project expanded to 55 views and took 3 years to prepare for publication. The folios considerably enhanced the reputation of the Dickinson brothers as lithographers, in particular because of their large size and blended colourwork. Places At this stage in its history Germany was not one unified state. The various states however joined together to form two separate representations for Germany: North Germany and the Zollverein. North Germany included Hanover, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Nuremberg and Oldenburg. While the Zollverein included Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemberg, the two Hesses, Thringen, Baden, Nassau and the free city of Frankfurt, as well as Prince Albert's home state of Saxe-Coburg. Zollverein's contribution was the larger one. There were fine displays of metalwork, textiles, furniture and ceramics and characteristic smaller German ware such as bird cages, gilded frames and Wurtemberg toys. Over 12,000 Germans were recorded as having visited the exhibition. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 19536:16 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2000 |
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