Prince Albert used photography to document exhibitions and works of art
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
Photographs of the "Gems of the Art Treasures Exhibition," Manchester, 1857 1857
Leather and cloth bound album | 38.7 x 36.5 x 2.7 cm (album) | RCIN 2372817
Leather and cloth bound album of photographs (RCINs 2372817-2372834) illustrating "Gems of the Art Treasures Exhibition" held in Manchester. The album inlcudes photographs of paintings, minatures and decorative arts objects from the Royal Collection and private collections.
The Art Treasures exhibition in Manchester mounted during the summer of 1857 was the first large public exhibition of works of art from private collections in England, and included many works lent by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
The Art Treasures exhibition in Manchester mounted during the summer of 1857 was the first large public exhibition of works of art from private collections in England, and included many works lent by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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Creator(s)
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67) (photographer)
Colnaghi & Co. : 13/14, Pall Mall East. (publisher)
T Agnew & Sons : Manchester (print seller)
Robert Howlett (1831-58) (photographer)
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38.7 x 36.5 x 2.7 cm (album)
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Presented to Prince Albert by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Thomas Agnew & Sons
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater Manchester [England]
- Manchester [Greater Manchester]
- Greater Manchester [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Art
- Paintings
- Art
- visual works
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'Shield, by B Celini'
After Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
'Children of Charles Ist'
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'Sir H. Guildford'; Sir Henry Guildford (1489-1532)
After a work by a follower of Marinus van Reymerswaele (c. 1490-c. 1567)
'The Misers'
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'Portrait of his first wife'; Portrait of a woman
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'Rubens, by himself'; A Self-Portrait
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'The Mock Election'
Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)
Installation view of the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'Henry VIII'
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'James IV'; The Trinity Altarpiece
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'The Queen of James IV'; The Trinity Altarpiece
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
Five miniatures
Robert Howlett (1831-58)
'Francis I'
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'Snyders'
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'Sir C. Cottrell embraced by Dobson, and Sir B. Balthazar Cerbier'
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'The happier days of Charles Ist'; An Episode in the Happier Days of Charles I
Robert Howlett (1831-58)
'Sea Coast'
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The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.