[Crowd around statue of William Shakespeare at the Great Exhibition, London, England] / Day & Son, lithrs. to the Queen. – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Crowd around statue of William Shakespeare at the Great Exhibition, London, England] / Day & Son, lithrs. to the Queen., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Crowd around statue of William Shakespeare at the Great Exhibition, London, England] / Day & Son, lithrs. to the Queen.
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The particular focus here is the statue of William Shakespeare that stood among the exhibits at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London's Hyde Park, where a crowd has gathered around it. The Crystal Palace, the iron-and-glass hall that housed the exhibition, drew visitors from across Britain and abroad, and the Shakespeare figure, a copy of the Stratford memorial work, was one of the sculptures placed for public viewing. This hand-colored lithograph was published by Lloyd Brothers & Co. in 1851 as an illustration for *Recollections of the Great Exhibition*, so it records how the event was remembered in print soon after it closed. Notice the mix of visitors in the crowd, which reflects the exhibition's appeal across social classes.
| Created / published | London : published by Lloyd Brothers & Co., 1851. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1850-1860.Lithographs Hand-colored 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851. London : Lloyd Bros., 1851. |
| Subjects | Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Statues. Sculpture--England--London--1850-1860. Exhibitions--England--London--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 940 × 1,256 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218867 |
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