Installation view of the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition 1857
Albumen print | 28.3 x 24.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2372825
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Photograph of an installation view of the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition. The photograph depicts various pieces of furniture, as well as sculptures and decorative arts, displayed in front of a wall of paintings. The paintings are all portraits and are closely hung, their frames touching. In the foreground is a bannister, functioning to protect the objects on display.
Provenance
From an album presented to Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
28.3 x 24.2 cm (image)
Markings
annotation: Photo.d P.H. De La Motte [break] Manchester, Published by Thomas Agnew & Sons. Publishers & Printsellers to Her Majesty. July 6th 1857. [beneath work]
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