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Object within Schaaf no. 5095

Plaster copy of a statue of "Cain and His Family" by Antoine Étex

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Object details

Image size: h 24.0cm x w 18.9cm

Paper size: h 24.5cm x w 18.9cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Physical description: densely waxed

Provenance:
Matilda Talbot 1934

Owner: National Science and Media Museum

Object owner number: 1937-2964

Collection: Science Museum Collection

Rights and Reproduction

This object is part of Schaaf no. 5095

Plaster copy of a statue of "Cain and His Family" by Antoine Étex

Keywords: sculpture

This photograph of a plaster copy of an original statue was intended as an illustration for the "Exhibition of the Works of All Nations, MDCCCLI. The Reports by the Juries...". This photographically illustrated publication accompanied what was otherwise known as The Great Exhibition of 1851.

For more information see the project blog dedicated to photography and the Great Exhibition.