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View of part of the French Court at the Great Exhibition

1851
Not on view
A celebrated watercolorist and chronicler of the French upper classes during the reign of Louis-Philippe (1830-48), Lami went into temporary exile in England following the revolution of 1848. He was present, therefore, in London for the Great Exhibition of 1851 and recorded many of its events and displays in his watercolors. This sheet presents a corner of the French Court where many identifiable artworks are on view, including the "Reclining Bacchante" by Auguste Clésinger (now in the Petit Palais, Paris), which earned the sculptor a medal at the Salon of 1848, but was criticized for its sensuality by the English jury three years later.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of part of the French Court at the Great Exhibition
  • Artist: Eugène-Louis Lami (French, Paris 1800–1890 Paris)
  • Date: 1851
  • Medium: Watercolor (recto); graphite (verso)
  • Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (33.4 x 52 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887
  • Object Number: 87.15.73
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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