1852
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Gems of the Great Exhibition, No. 2. is a 1852 by George Baxter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a room with several marble statues on display. The statues are placed on pedestals, and people in old-fashioned clothing are walking around them. The room has a high ceiling with metal beams and red walls with gold patterns. The statues depict people and animals, and they are all white. Some of the people are looking at the statues, while others are talking to each other. The room is well-lit, with light coming from the ceiling. The painting is a detailed and colorful depiction of a room filled with beautiful statues. It's a great example of Impressionism, a movement that focused on capturing everyday life and scenes.
A Baxter-process print from 1852 features a dome-topped composition with a gold border, illustrating the Belgian Department at the Great Exhibition. The scene is framed by three sculptures positioned on green plinths.
Read the full account in the museum source.
George Baxter (1804–1867) was an English artist and printer based in London. He is credited with the invention of commercially viable colour printing. Though colour printing had been developed in China centuries before,…
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