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The International Exhibition: view of the English Picture-Gallery, looking west, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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The International Exhibition: view of the English Picture-Gallery, looking west, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: view of the English Picture-Gallery, looking west, 1862. The lower galleries at the two extremities of the building are rather confined, and already heated and close; but the principal galleries are everything that can reasonably be desired. These are certainly the most spacious and stately galleries in the world, not even excepting the long gallery of the Louvre itself. The Pitti and Uffizi at Florence, the galleries of Rome, Naples, Munich, Dresden, and other Continental cities, are, for the most part, divided into small compartments, and lose, therefore, the imposing effect of simple vastness. The apparent size of our own galleries is rather increased by the pale tea-green colour and "flatted" aerial tone of the walls. Anything like monotonousness is prevented by the division of the central entrance, the returning walls of the flanking towers, and in the English gallery the distribution at regular intervals against the walls of pieces of sculpture, before a background of dark maroon-coloured cloth. The "point of station" we have chosen is just within the eastern tower, and the view is looking west towards the arch of the entrance and the continuations of the line of galleries on the foreign side'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862
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This photograph, taken in 1862, showcases the grandeur of The International Exhibition's English Picture-Gallery. The image, looking west, reveals the vastness and spaciousness of the principal galleries, which were considered the most impressive in the world at the time. The lower galleries at the extremities of the building are already heated and cramped, but the main galleries are a different story. Their size and stateliness surpassed even the renowned galleries of the Louvre, Pitti, Uffizi, Rome, Naples, Munich, and Dresden, as they were not divided into small compartments, allowing the simple vastness to take center stage. The apparent size of the galleries is further enhanced by the pale tea-green color and flatted aerial tone of the walls. Monotonousness is prevented by the division of the central entrance, the returning walls of the flanking towers, and the distribution of sculptures against the walls of the English gallery, creating an intriguing contrast against the dark maroon-colored cloth. The photographer has captured this breathtaking scene from a point just within the eastern tower, offering a captivating view towards the arch of the entrance and the continuation of the line of galleries on the foreign side. This photograph is a testament to the grandeur and magnificence of The International Exhibition and the awe-inspiring impact it left on its visitors.
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