Steam Engine near the Grand Transept, Crystal Palace

1851

Philip Henry Delamotte

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Philip Henry Delamotte

Artist, British, 1821 - 1889

This is a photograph of an industrial scene inside a large construction site. The image shows a partially constructed building supported by metal beams and scaffolding. The interior is covered in construction materials, with piles of lumber and debris scattered across the ground. Central to the image is heavy machinery, with steam rising from it. The environment is busy with intersecting lines of the scaffolding and beams, showcasing the complexity of the construction work involved. The sepia tones suggest an early 20th-century setting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Artcurial Auctions, Paris, 2007); (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 2007; NGA purchase, 2018.

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Inscriptions

typed on label affixed to upper right corner of mount in black ink: 86. Steam Engine near the Great Transept.

Wikidata ID

Q64158817

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