A view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park from the Kensington Road
Print
March 17th 1851 (published)
March 17th 1851 (published)
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This is a view of the Crytal Palace in Hyde Park from Prince of Wales's Gate in the Kensington Road by Charles Burton. The building was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton (1801-1865) to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 which was opened by Queen Victoria on the 1st May in that year. It was subsequently re-erected, in an enlarged form, at Sydenham in South London in 1854, where it remained until its destruction by fire on 30th November 1936.
Object details
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| Title | A view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park from the Kensington Road (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printer's ink, paper, lithotint |
| Brief description | By Charles Burton: 'A view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park from the Kensington Road', lithotint, London, 1851 |
| Physical description | Lithotint on paper |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Sketched & Drawn on Stone by Chas. Burton. Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen. London, Published by Ackerman & Co. 96, Strand, March 17th 1851.
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| Credit line | Acquired from Weinreb & Douwma Ltd., London in 1972 |
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| Summary | This is a view of the Crytal Palace in Hyde Park from Prince of Wales's Gate in the Kensington Road by Charles Burton. The building was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton (1801-1865) to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 which was opened by Queen Victoria on the 1st May in that year. It was subsequently re-erected, in an enlarged form, at Sydenham in South London in 1854, where it remained until its destruction by fire on 30th November 1936. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.244-1972 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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