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The Medieval Court

Print
1854 (published)
Artist/Maker
Dickinson Brothers (publishers)

The Gothic style is shown in all its glory in the Medieval Court. On display can be seen the stained glass and metalwork of John Hardman and the glass of Thomas Willement. Visitors are seen studying the objects with what appears to be guide books.

Object details

Categories
ELISE
Prints
Great Exhibition
Object type
Print
TitleThe Medieval Court
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Lithography
Brief description
Lithograph, The Medieval Court, from 'Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851', pub. Dickinson Brothers, 1854
Physical description
The Gothic style is shown in all its glory in the Medieval Court. On display can be seen the stained glass and metalwork of John Hardman and the glass of Thomas Willement. Visitors are seen studying the objects with what appears to be guide books.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 348mm
  • Image width: 494mm
  • Sheet height: 444mm
  • Sheet width: 597mm
Gallery label
(03/02/2025)
The Medieval Court
1854

This lithograph shows something the drawings cannot; that Pugin's Medieval Court was extraordinarily rich and colourful. With carved stonework by Myers, furniture and textiles by Crace, tiles by Minton and metalwork by Hardman, this dazzling display attracted huge attention. Pugin's drawings show all this magnificence began as a series of fast-paced pencil sketches created in his study or while he travelled working on other commissions.

Lithograph from Dickinsons' 'Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851'
Museum no. 19536:15
Object history
This image is one from the Dickinson Brothers publication entitled 'Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851' of lithographs from the originals painted for Prince Albert.
Subjects depicted
Galleries
Figures
Exhibitions
Sculptures
Church Plate
Great Exhibition
Places depicted
Crystal Palace
Hyde Park
Bibliographic references
  • Julius Bryant, ed. Art and Design for All. The Victoria and Albert Museum London: V&A Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 9781851776665.
  • Fig. 33; p. 64 Joanne Parker & Corinna Wagner, Art & soul : Victorians and the gothic, Bristol : Sansom & Co., 2014. ISBN: 9781908326652.
  • Exhibition: 'Makers of Modern Gothic: A.W.N. Pugin and John Hardman Jr', Julie and Robert Breckman Galleries, 3rd February - 26th October 2025
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
19536:15

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2000
Record URL
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