[Medieval Court; Entryway to Byzantine Court; Sheffield Court; French and Italian Mediaeval Vestibule]
ca. 1859
![[Medieval Court; Entryway to Byzantine Court; Sheffield Court; French and Italian Mediaeval Vestibule] by Philip Henry Delamotte](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/medieval-court-entryway-to-byzantine-court-288727.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
7.9 x 8.1 cm (3 1/8 x 3 3/16 in.), each
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.801 (45a–d)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of 19th-century architectural revival with Philip Henry Delamotte'sMedieval Court; Entryway Byzantine Court; Sheffield Court French and Italian Mediaevalibule* (ca. 1859). This intimate albumen silver print, measuring just 7.9 x 8.1 cm, captures the grand entryways and arches of recreated historical courts at London's Crystal Palace in Sydenham Delamotte, a British photographer, meticulously documented these immersive displays, inviting viewers to glimpse opulent doorways adorned with intricate stonework evoking medieval splendor. These images hold immense histo...
About the Artist
Philip Henry Delamotte · 1820–1889
Delamotte was primarily an illustrator, but he also offered his services to artists as a photographer and photography teacher. His most famous students were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. British photographer.