Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)
At the Crystal Palace, Sydenham 1854
Salted paper print | 13.5 x 14.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2932748
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Photograph of Princess Alice (1843-78), later the Grand Duchess of Hesse, Princess Victoria (1840-1901) later Empress Friedrich of Germany, Madame Rollande (fl. 1854), Miss Hildyard (fl. 1854), Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-77) and Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-65) inside the Crystal Palace following its removal from Hyde Park to Sydenham in 1854. The photograph was taken in the Egyptian Court and in the background are a variety of replicas ancient Egyptian sculptures.
Paxton designed the Crystal Palace.
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Salted paper print
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13.5 x 14.0 cm (image)
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