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After Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)

'Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, in progress of demolition' 1892 copy after an 1852 original

Carbon print | 19.9 x 15.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2905915

'Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, in progress of demolition'

After Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)

'Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, in progress of demolition' 1892 copy after an 1852 original

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Description

Photograph of empty framework that once supported the Crystal Palace, home to the 1851 Great Exhibition. In the foreground are a pile of wooden beams having been deconstructed. In the centre of the foreground, a man leans on a ladder that is supported against the upper part of the building's structure. Trees and buildings visible in the background.

Provenance

Collected and arranged by Prince Albert
People involved

Creator(s)

After
Search the collection Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)
(photographer)

Search the collection Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921)
(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Carbon print

carbon print

Measurements

19.9 x 15.0 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Greater London [England]
London [Greater London]
City of Westminster [London]
Hyde Park [London]
The Crystal Palace [Hyde Park]

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