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External View of the Transept of the Crystal Palace from the Prince of Wales Gate

Print
ca. 1851 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

External View of the Transept of the Crystal Palace from the Prince of Wales Gate. Building at left with, in the foreground, a variety of visitors to the Exhibition including piemen selling pies, a Beefeater from the Tower of London, and sailors on shore leave.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleExternal View of the Transept of the Crystal Palace from the Prince of Wales Gate
Materials and techniques
Coloured lithograph
Brief description
External View of the Transept of the Crystal Palace from the Prince of Wales Gate, pub. Day & Son, ca. 1851
Physical description
External View of the Transept of the Crystal Palace from the Prince of Wales Gate. Building at left with, in the foreground, a variety of visitors to the Exhibition including piemen selling pies, a Beefeater from the Tower of London, and sailors on shore leave.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37cm
  • Width: 71cm
  • Sheet height: 490mm
  • Sheet width: 822mm
2022: mount size: 640 x 870 mm
Historical context
It is amusing to note in the foreground of this print the colourful variety of visitors to the Exhibition including piemen selling pies, a Beefeater from the Tower of London, and sailors on shore leave.
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Collection
Accession number
19619

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Record createdFebruary 21, 2000
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