Furs: The Great Exhibition of 1851
A display of furs appears here at center, admired by two women and a man. Signs identify the exhibitor as J. A. Nicholay & Son of 82 Oxford Street. At left there is a case of feathers and textiles are displayed at right near a large telescope lens. This print was published in Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851. From the Originals Painted for H.R.H. Prince Albert by Messrs. Nash, Haghe, and Roberts, R.A. London: Dickinson, Brothers, 1854, 2 vols. of text and 50 plates.
Artwork Details
- Title: Furs: The Great Exhibition of 1851
- Series/Portfolio: Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851
- Artist: Joseph Nash (British, Buckinghamshire 1809–1878 Kensington)
- Publisher: Dickinson Brothers (London)
- Date: 1854
- Medium: Hand colored lithograph; proof
- Dimensions: Image: 13 11/16 × 19 7/16 in. (34.7 × 49.4 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/8 in. × 26 in. (46 × 66 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
- Object Number: 41.123.3(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Joseph Nash
Dickinson Brothers
1854
Joseph Nash
Dickinson Brothers
1854
Joseph Nash
Dickinson Brothers
1854
Joseph Nash
Dickinson Brothers
1854
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