The Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851

The Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851
ArtistHenry Wyndham Phillips
Year1850
TypeOil on canvas
Dimensions209.6 cm × 358.6 cm (82.5 in × 141.2 in)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

The Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 is an 1850 oil painting by the English artist Henry Wyndham Phillips.[1] A conversation piece, it depicts portraits of the various member of the Royal Commission established to oversee the Great Exhibition held in Hyde Park the following year.[2]

Seated at the table examining the plans for The Crystal Palace is the prince consort Prince Albert. From left to right the painting includes Charles Wentworth Dilke, Richard Cobden, John Scott Russell, Charles Barry, Henry Cole, Earl Granville, Charles Fox, William Cubitt, Joseph Paxton, Lord John Russell, Prince Albert, Robert Peel, the Earl of Derby and Robert Stephenson.[3] Today the painting is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington.[4]

References

  1. ^ Auerbach p.28
  2. ^ Chadiwick p.33
  3. ^ Hobhouse p.44
  4. ^ https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O133267/the-royal-commissioners-for-the-oil-painting-phillips-henry-wyndham/#object-details

Bibliography

  • Auerbach, Jeffrey A. The Great Exhibition of 1851: A Nation on Display. Yale University Press, 1999.
  • Chadwick, George F. The Works of Sir Joseph Paxton, 1803-1865. Architectural Press, 1961.
  • Hobhouse, Hermione. The Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition: Science, Art and Productive Industry: The History of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. A&C Black, 2002.
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