Accession No

3950

Brief Description

humorous print of the Great Exhibition of 1851, by George Aug, English, 1850

Origin

England; London

Maker

Aug, George

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

1850

Material

paper; wood; glass

Dimensions

breadth 765mm; height 561mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased, 1993.

Inscription

‘THE
GREAT EXHIBITION
“WOT IS TO BE”
ON
PROBABLE RESULTS OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS IN THE YEAR ‘51.
SHOWING WHAT IS TO BE EXHIBITED,
WHO IS TO EXHIBIT IT…
IN SHORT
HOW ITS ALL GOING TO BE DONE
BY
VATES SECUNDUS
(WHO CAN SEE THRO’ A STONE WALL
AS WELL AS HIS NEIGH=
BOURS.)
OH! MY PROPHETIC SOUL - MY UNCLE!…
(SHAKSPEARE.)
PLEDGED TO DO IT. (top right corner)
‘LONDON. PYBLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY FOR KEEPING THINGS IN THEIR PLACES, 1850.’ (top right)
‘George Aug: Sala
inv: et sculpt:’ (top right)
‘Day & Son, lithrs. to the Queen.’ (bottom right)

Description Notes

Hand-coloured lithograph in cartoon style with captions, predicting exhibits at the Great Exhibition. Centre fold-mark stained slightly.

Mounted and framed.

Condition good; complete.

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