Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography
After Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)
'Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, in progress of demolition' 1852
Salted paper print | 19.7 x 15.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2905914
Photograph of empty framework that once supported the Crystal Palace, home to the 1851 Great Exhibition. In the foreground are a pile of wooden beams having been deconstructed. In the centre, foreground, a man leans on a ladder that is supported against the upper part of the building's structure. Trees and buildings visible in the background.
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Creator(s)
After Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89) (photographer)
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)
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19.7 x 15.1 cm (image)
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Collected and arranged by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster [London]
- Hyde Park [London]
- The Crystal Palace [Hyde Park]
- Hyde Park [London]
- City of Westminster [London]
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- visual works
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