COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17092386
Reference Number:
VPH.7.4
Series Title:
English architecture and landscapes
Parent Work Title:
View of the reredos and high altar at St Paul's Cathedral, London
Creator:
Unknown
Date Created:
1888
Description:
View of the reredos and high altar at St Paul's Cathedral, London. The elaborate reredos (decorated screen) stood behind the Cathedral high altar. It depicts in sculptures the Crucifixion, Christ on the cross is surrounded by mourning angels and there is a gathering of five figures at the foot of the cross: The Three Marys; St John and a Roman soldier, Stephaton. The architects were George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner and it was carved for Farmer and Brindley Ltd. by E Guillemin. The piece was dedicated on St Paul's Day, 29 June, 1888. On the 10th December 1940 most of the reredos was destroyed by a bomb, although several of the pieces, including that of the central sculpture of the Crucified Christ were salvaged and remain in the Cathedral Collection.
Keyword:
Church; Churches; Cathedrals; Blitz; Bomb damage.
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Cathedrals
Subject:
Crucifixion
Subject:
Architecture
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London: City of London: Ludgate Hill
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London: City of London: Ludgate Hill
Item Height:
197 mm
Item Width:
142 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
Bottom centre, underneath the print "St Paul's" in pencil.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-09-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
