Sujet

Great Exhibition of 1851 - Prize Medals (£100 each) - Mr. Leonard C. Wyon, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Great Exhibition of 1851 - Prize Medals (£100 each) - Mr. Leonard C. Wyon, 1850. 'Britannia, seated, is placing with one hand a laurel wreath on the head of an emblematical figure of Industry; and leading her forth with the right hand. Behind, are representations of the four quarters of the world, who have brought Industry to Britannia. To the right are emblems of the four sections: 1. The cotton-plant and wheat-sheaf; 2. A wheel; 3. A bale of goods ; 4. A vase. Motto: " Dissociata locis concordi pace ligavit".' From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A33_301

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69,6Mo (3,1Mo) / 41,6cm x 42,0cm / 4908 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people event industry British industrial prize Victorian century Britain newspapers press exhibition medal medals B&W engraved engraving allegory laurel wreath 19th century black & white black and white B W Britannia allegorical allegorical figure crowning nineteenth century The Print Collector artistic school cultural event Great Exhibition 1851 Illustrated London News ILN newspaper Allegory object Unknown Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations laurel crown 19th-century Great Exhibition of 1851 Leonard Charles Wyon Wyon Leonard Charles