Cardiff Fine Art, Industrial and Maritime Exhibition, 1896
Start Date: 2 May 1896
End Date: 30 September 1896
Type: Exhibition
Description: Very large exhibition in Cardiff that included displays of fine art, machinery, scientific instruments, books and manuscripts as well as a variety of performances. In the fine art section there were approximately 700 works on display including 39 works in the sculpture section.
Display Arrangement: The fine art works were displayed in 2 large galleries in the front of the main exhibition building.
Exhibits
Exhibition included A Mower
1896
Exhibition included Medallion
1896
Exhibition included St Christina
1896
£30
Exhibition included Mrs Pegram
1896
Exhibition included A Boy's Head
1896
Exhibition included The Last Song
1896
Exhibition included Lioness and Cub
1896
£21
Exhibition included A Cat's Head
1896
£21
Exhibition included Lion's Cubs
1896
£15 15s.
Exhibition included A Fox and Prey
1896
£21
Exhibition included A Bear Running
1896
£21
Exhibition included A Lily Soul
1896
Exhibition included The Dead Christ and Angels
1896
£150
Exhibition included A Puritan
1896
£73
Catalogue No.643
Exhibition included Giotto
1896
£100
Catalogue No.644
Exhibition included In Arcady
1896
£60
Catalogue No.645
Exhibition included Edward I
1896
Catalogue No.660
Exhibition included A Tiger
1896
£60
Catalogue No.646
Exhibition included Childhood
1896
£5 5s.
Catalogue No. 663
Exhibition included The late Right Hon. Lord Aberdare
1896
Exhibition included Narcissus
1896
£175
Exhibition included Mr J. Linton
1896
Exhibition included Mr Arthur Linton - the Cyclist
1896
Exhibition included The Annunciation
1896
Exhibition included Princess of Wales
1896
Exhibition included Morpheus
1896
contributed to the exhibition by the Cardiff Corporation and not by the artist
Exhibition included The Late J. S. Corbett, Esq.
1896
The work was contributed to the exhibition by Mrs J. S. Corbett, the widow of the deceased man, subject for the work.
Exhibition included Dr Taylor, MD, JP
1896
Lent by Dr Taylor, the model/sitter for the work.
Exhibition included The Rev. Canon Thompson, DD
1896
lent by Canon Thompson, the model/sitter for the work
Exhibition included St John Baptist
1896
contributed by the Right Honourable Marquess of Bute
Exhibition included Grief
1896
Catalogue No.651
This was the only one of 6 works made by the artist that was contributed to the exhibition by him.
Organizing Institution or Venue
Organized by The Art Union of the Cardiff Exhibition
1896 (Circa)
The Art Union was involved in organising of just the Fine Art and Antiques section of the exhibition.
Participants
Exhibitors included Joseph Biglioski
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included George James Frampton
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included Herbert Hampton
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included William Goscombe John
May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Goscombe John only contributed 1 of his works to the exhibition, but an additional 5 were contributed by other people.
Exhibitors included William Robert Colton
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included Harry Dixon
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included Andrea Carlo Lucchesi
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included Henry Alfred Pegram
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included Frederick William Pomeroy
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included William Hamo Thornycroft
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included Agatha Walker
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included John Macallan Swan
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included William W. Taylor
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included David Arthur Thomas
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Exhibitors included Arthur George Walker
1896
Citing this record
'Cardiff Fine Art, Industrial and Maritime Exhibition, 1896', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib1_1202902595, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
