Dickinsons' comprehensive pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 / from the originals painted for H.R.H. Prince Albert, by Messrs. Nash, Haghe and Roberts, R.A. ; published under the express sanction of His Royal Highness Prince Albert, president of the Royal Commission, to whom the work is, by permission, dedicated.
Alternate Title(s):
Comprehensive pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851
Published / Created:
London : Dickinson, Brothers, Her Majesty's Publishers, 1854.
Physical Description:
2 volumes ([29] pages, 27 unnumbered leaves of plates; [29] pages, [28] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 68 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/1673162
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Mostly printed in five colours, they were subsequently coloured by hand to provide either additional hues or depth of tone to the printed colours. Varnish was also applied in places to provide further richness to an image."--Twyman.
Exhibition History:
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
