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Gems of the Great Exhibition, No. 4.

Print
1852-1854 (made)
Artist/Maker
Baxter, George (print-maker)
Place of origin
England (printed)

Baxter process print, with dome top and gold border, depicting a portion of the Foreign Department at the Great Exhibition. Three sculptures on red plinths dominate the image. The sculpture on the left is 'A Child, Dog, and Serpent' by M. Lechesne, and on the right is the companion group. In the centre is 'The Dead Mother on the Prairie with her Living Babe at her Breast.'


Object details

Categories
Prints
Great Exhibition
Object type
Print
TitleGems of the Great Exhibition, No. 4. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Paper
Baxter-Process Printing
Brief description
Print by George Baxter, 'Gems of the Great Exhibition, No. 4,' Baxter-process print, England, 1852-4
Physical description
Baxter process print, with dome top and gold border, depicting a portion of the Foreign Department at the Great Exhibition. Three sculptures on red plinths dominate the image. The sculpture on the left is 'A Child, Dog, and Serpent' by M. Lechesne, and on the right is the companion group. In the centre is 'The Dead Mother on the Prairie with her Living Babe at her Breast.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.6875in
  • Width: 9.3125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Victorian
Marks and inscriptions
'Gift:- Miss C. W. B.' (Inscribed in red ink)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Subjects depicted
Sculptures
Great Exhibition
Place depicted
Crystal Palace
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
  • Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908. cat. no. 169
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2843-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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