Photographs 1842-61
Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography
AFTER PHILIP HENRY DELAMOTTE (1821-89)
'Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, in progress of demolition'
1892 copy after an 1852 originalCarbon print | 19.9 x 15.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2905915
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 of the 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.
Creator(s)
After Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89) (photographer)
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)
19.9 x 15.0 cm (image)
- Collected and arranged by Prince Albert
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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
