Summary
Coloured print from the front page of the 'Illustrated London News', 29 September 1888, of an illustration by R Taylor of the German statue 'Victory', exhibited above the southern entrance of the (Royal) Exhibition Building during the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, 1 August 1888 - 31 January 1889.
Physical Description
Hand coloured wood engraving title page, signed in the lower RC by R. Taylor. The illustration features a statue of a female, holding a laurel wreath in her left hand with a globe of the world above. She is guarding a jeweled crown with her right hand. Below the statue is a banner declaring 'Germany Congratulates Australia'. Well dressed men and women in contemporary fashion look at the exhibits in the foreground. A man is being pushed among them in a wheelchair.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Date Printed
The Illustrated London News, London, England, Great Britain, 29 Sep 1888
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Place & Date of Event
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Aug 1888 - 31 Jan 1889
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Inscriptions
Top of page: THE ILLUSTRATED / LONDON NEWS / No. 2580-VOL.XCIII / SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1888. / SIXPENCE. On image: AGRICULTURE / MANUFACTURE / GERMANY CONGRATULATES AUSTRALIA . Below image: ENTRANCE TO THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION, SHOWING THE GERMAN TROPHY.
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Classification
Public events, Melbourne centennial exhibition 1888, Media coverage
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Overall Dimensions
400 mm (Width), 470 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centennial, 1888-1889, Illustrations, Newspapers, Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs, Trophies, World Fairs
