The Great Exhibition, 1851: The Eagle Slayer by Bell

Photograph of a bronze statue of an athletic male figure standing and looking up into the sky. He is depicted just moments after shooting an arrow into the sky from his bow, that he holds above his head by his stretched left arm. The figure is partially covered by drapery crossing his right thigh and falling behind and between his gaited legs. There is a dead sheep by his feet. The sculpture by John Bell (1811-95) was exhibited at the Great Exhibition.

This photograph is from Volume IV (RCIN 2800003) of ' Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851: Reports by the Juries on the Subjects in the Thirty Classes into which the Exhibition was Divided'. The incredibly successful Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, commonly known as the Great Exhibition, ran from May to October 1851. At the exhibition's conclusion, over 100 copies of the four volume 'Reports by the Juries' were distributed to foreign governments and notable participants. The reports consist of the juries' comments and assessments of the works displayed in the exhibition. The idea and decision to illustrate the reports with photographs is attributed to Prince Albert (1819-61).