1863 color litho of Marble Sculpture by John Thomas; Royal Society Exposition

Description: 1863 chromolithographed print: INTERNAL DECORATION. by J. Thomas, Sculptor. This is a plate from a large, lavishly illustrated volume published in London in 1863, Masterpieces of Industrial Art & Sculpture, at the International Exhibition, 1862. This International Exhibition was sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Trade, and featured over 28,000 exhibitors from 36 countries. The expo was a tremendous popular success, attracting over six million visitors during the run of the expo in 1862. The sheet measures 11.5 x 16.5 inches in size, and is blank on the reverse side. The print has a small, light dampstain in the blank bottom left margin (see photo), but is otherwise in lovely condition, with the colors bright and sharp. Above the image it is labelled in small print ENGLAND PLATE 230. The credit line below the image reads: London. Chromolithographed & Published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen. J.B. Waring, direx. The print will be accompanied by a separate full sheet of text related to the lithograph, under the title, DECORATION FOR A DRAWING-ROOM, by the late J. Thomas, Sculptor. This text gives a biography of the sculptor, whose ornate work is shown in the lithograph: The death of Mr. Thomas, almost in the prime of life, in the full vigour of his genius and in the height of a successful career, was one of the events which cast a gloom over the Exhibition of 1862, at least as regards thoseand they were manywho were acquainted with his kind, honest, generous nature, and had seen with pleasure his rapid success in art, achieved mainly by his own natural genius and perseverance. . . . he produced works which could only have been the result of great natural ability and remarkable industry. . . . Etc. _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))

Price: 11.5 USD

Location: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

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