Drawing
mid 19th century (made)
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Sketch design for a monument, showing a standing figure on a plinth in two tiers. The figure appears to be female and holding a staff.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, heightened with white on blue-grey paper |
| Brief description | Sketch design for a monument, showing a standing figure on a plinth in two tiers, possibly related to the memorial of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Pencil drawing, heightened with white on blue-grey paper, by Sir Henry Cole, mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Sketch design for a monument, showing a standing figure on a plinth in two tiers. The figure appears to be female and holding a staff. |
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| Object history | The monument which was erected between the Albert Hall and Prince Consort Road, was the work of James Durham. A Drawing by A. C. Stannus showing the Prince Consort inspecting a project for the memorial is in the Department of Prints and Drawings, A.L.7851. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.1290-1963 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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