COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0800076dc
Reference Number:
R48168
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Art Treasures Exhibition
Parent Work Title:
The Manchester handbook: an authentic account of the place and its people
Creator:
Perrin, Joseph
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Measom, George
Creator Role:
Illustrator
Date Created:
1857
Publication Details:
Manchester : Hale and Roworth
Page/Sheet:
Frontispiece
Image Sequence Number:
000a
Description:
Illustration of the "Art Treasures Palace, Manchester". The palace was built at Old Trafford in Manchester to house the Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857. The exhbition was the largest of its kind ever held, and brought together some of the greatest works of art, borrowed from the country's private collections. A special railway line was laid to transport visitors from the city centre. After the exhibition the palace was dismantled.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Art--History
Subject:
Great Britain--Social history
Subject:
Exhibitions
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Item Height:
179 mm
Item Width:
110 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
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2007-08-21
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2007-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Art Treasures Exhibition
