1862
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Interior of the international exhibition of 1862 is a 1862 watercolor by Edmund Walker, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a huge, glass-roofed hall packed with people. The ceiling is tall with big arched windows letting in light. Below, crowds walk around displays, some sitting on benches. The walls have fancy decorations and signs, and there’s a statue in the center. The artist painted this as a record of a real event—an 1862 exhibition in London. The mix of light and detail makes the scene feel alive, like a snapshot of history. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
An interior view in watercolour depicts the eastern dome of the International Exhibition of 1862.
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Sir Byron Edmund Walker, CVO was a Canadian banker. He was the president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce from 1907 to 1924, and a generous patron of the arts, helping to found and nurture many of Canada's cultural and…
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