William White Warren, 'The Crystal Palace from Penge', between 1854 and 1866
About the work
Overview
The painting shows the Crystal Palace, the monumental glass building erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Following the exhibition, the structure was dismantled and rebuilt to a slightly different plan at Sydenham in south London, opening in 1854. Warren shows the Crystal Palace shimmering in the sun at its new site, surrounded by what remained largely open countryside. One wing of the building, shown here, was destroyed by fire in 1866. The rest was destroyed by fire in 1936.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- The Crystal Palace from Penge
- Artist
- William White Warren
- Artist dates
- 1832 - about 1912
- Date made
- between 1854 and 1866
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas laid down on cardboard
- Dimensions
- 22.3 × 41.6 cm
- Acquisition credit
- The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery
- Inventory number
- L875
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission
- Collection
- Main Collection
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