1862 International Exhibition, South Kensington, Ground plan, ca. 1861
Design
ca. 1861 (made)
ca. 1861 (made)
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The International Exhibition of 1862 was the successor to the Great Exhibtion of 1851. It took place from May to November on a site adjacent to the Royal Horticultural Gardens and which now houses the Natural History Museum. Captain Francis Fowke (1823-1865) of the Royal Engineers designed and built the building, which consisted of a main structure and two adjoining wings of brick, iron, wood and glass, capped by enormous crystal domes.
There was no open competition for the building commission, probably due to time constraints, but Fowke, an engineer rather than an architect, had experience as a designer for the South Kensington Museum -- though this did not appease critics of the massive building. The halls had ample space for the over 28,000 national and international exhibitions of art and industry, including a picture gallery and space for havy machinery and agricultural machines.
These plans record Fowkes designs for the exhibition.
There was no open competition for the building commission, probably due to time constraints, but Fowke, an engineer rather than an architect, had experience as a designer for the South Kensington Museum -- though this did not appease critics of the massive building. The halls had ample space for the over 28,000 national and international exhibitions of art and industry, including a picture gallery and space for havy machinery and agricultural machines.
These plans record Fowkes designs for the exhibition.
Object details
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| Title | 1862 International Exhibition, South Kensington, Ground plan, ca. 1861 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | lithographic ink, paper, pen and ink, pencil, hand written, lithography, drawing |
| Brief description | Design by Francis Fowke for 1862 International Exhibition, South Kensington: Ground plan, lithographic print with annotations in pencil and ink, ca. 1861 |
| Physical description | Lithographic print on paper of the ground plan of the Exhibition of 1862. Notes, annotations and additions written and drawn in ink and pencil. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Credit line | Presented by F. Fowkes, 5 September 1905 |
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| Summary | The International Exhibition of 1862 was the successor to the Great Exhibtion of 1851. It took place from May to November on a site adjacent to the Royal Horticultural Gardens and which now houses the Natural History Museum. Captain Francis Fowke (1823-1865) of the Royal Engineers designed and built the building, which consisted of a main structure and two adjoining wings of brick, iron, wood and glass, capped by enormous crystal domes. There was no open competition for the building commission, probably due to time constraints, but Fowke, an engineer rather than an architect, had experience as a designer for the South Kensington Museum -- though this did not appease critics of the massive building. The halls had ample space for the over 28,000 national and international exhibitions of art and industry, including a picture gallery and space for havy machinery and agricultural machines. These plans record Fowkes designs for the exhibition. |
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| Accession number | PH.2239-1905 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2017 |
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