Friday, October 1, 2010

Pictures of The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations (1851)

In lieu of a honest-to-goodness post on The Great Exhibition of 1851, which will be forthcoming, I'm going to wow you with some sketches published in The Illustrated London News during the months of the Exhibition itself in 1851 (all images are from VictorianWeb.com; scanned by Philip V. Allingham):

[India] Sculpture displays in front of the Indian Pavillion. The Great Exhibition of 1851.
Caption from The Illustrated London News.
Beating from the Chase — Indian Shawls — Kincob Silk — Fine Dacca Muslins: piece of 10 yards, 10 pounds, &c. — Embroidered Scarfs. Satan tempting Eve — The Jealousy of Medea — Satan Vanquished by the Archangel Michael. Marble Statue of Victory (Bauch, of Berlin); purchased by her Majesty — Indian Arms and Armour.

Grand Panorama of the Great Exhibition of 1851 — Portion of the South Transept from The Illustrated London News
[France] No. II. — South-East Portion of the Nave from The Illustrated London News.
Grand Panorama of the Great Exhibition (4) from The Illustrated London News.
Statue, "The Canadian Indian at her Child's Grave" — Porcelain — Framed Mirrors — Flannels — Sail-Cloths — Mixed Fabrics — Linens — Statue, "Eve" — Busts of King and Queen of the Belgians — Statue, "Lady and Dove" — Velvet Pile Carpet — Saddlery — Wood Carvings — Geert's "[?]." — "Madonna" in marble — "Lion in Love" — "The Broken Drun," marble — [. . . ] Stuffs — Cloths — Leather — Minerals — Earthware — Tapestry.

Agriculturalists at the Exhibition from The Illustrated London News (19 July 1851): 101.
"He finds it very hot; but believes they say it is hotter in the gallery; and wonders why Mr. Paxton don't find some means of cooling the air, icing the fountains, or driving a cold blast through the organs, or something of that sort."

No comments: