Credits

BYZANTINE COURT 

The Byzantine Court has been designed and arranged by Mr. M. Digby Wyatt, with Mr. C. Fowler, Jun., as chief superintendent, and Mr. Thomas Hill draughtsman.

The contruction generally was done by Messrs. Fox, Henderson and Co., the ornamental portions by Mr. [Samuel] Cundy.

The pavement of the Cloister was presented to the Crystal Palace Company by Messrs. Maw of Benthall, Shropshire. The pavement of the Court, in metallic lava, was executed by Orsi and Armani, the designs being principally founded on examples in Messrs. Waring and Macquoids “Architectural Art in Italy and Spain.”

The full-size drawings were made out for it, and it’s execution was superintended by Mr. Thomas Hill.

The restorations of the Kilpeck and Shobden doors have been executed by Mr. W. Jennings, of Hereford, the painted decorations being by Mr. Moone, of London, from designs of Mr. Wyatt’s, based on illustrations given in the valuable works of Mr. Lewis on those churches.

The escutcheons of the Royal Screen, under Mr. Wyatt’s charge, have also been painted by Mr. Moone.

The polychromy has been cleverly and conscientiously executed by Mr. Beensen, of London, from designs by Mr. Wyatt, founded for the most part on studies made by him in Italy and Sicily; the most important of which have been engraved in his work on the “Geometrical Mosaics of the Middle Ages;” [1848] the working out and superintendence of the above decorations have been confided to Mr. R. P. Pullan, by whom some of the principal subjects have also been painted.

The large fountain was executed by Mr. Redfern, of Ashford, Derbyshire, in marble from the quarries of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire.

The Knights Templar have been reproduced under the superintendence of Mr. [Edward] Richardson, the sculptor, who so ably restored the original monuments.

The painted ceiling from Assisi, in the gallery, is by Mr. R. J. Clayton, of London.

The cloister of St. John Lateran was cast, and its mosaics executed, under the superintendence of Dr. Emil Braun, of Rome. The Irish casts, for the possession of which the Company is indebted to the authorities of the Great Irish Exhibition, have been carefully re-erected by Mr. Jones, in the employ of the well-known sculptor of the same name.

MEDIAEVAL COURT

The Mediaeval Court has been designed and arranged by Mr. M. Digby Wyatt, with Mr. Charles Fowler, junr., as principal superintendent, and Mr. Robert Dudley as superintendent of the  restorations and monuments, and principal draughtsman. Many excellent drawings were also made for this Court by Mr. R. J. Withers and Mr. Irvine.

The casts from Nuremburg are by Fleischman and Son.

Those from Mayence by the Baron Launitz, of Frankfort.

The national Art-collection has been formed by Mr. Wyatt. The entire construction (with the exception of the rough carcasss, which was put up by Messrs. Fox, Henderson, & Co.), has been entrusted to Mr. Cundy, of Pimlico; some of the principal restorations – such as the Ardene tomb, some of the Royal effigies, &c. – to Mr. Edward Richardson, of London. The Cantilupe, Percy tombs, &c., and the Walsingham font, to Mr. Phyffers, of London. The cast of the Beauchamp monument has been made by Messrs. Cooke & Mears, of Warwick. The Tewkesbury bosses, &c., by Mr. Collins, of Tewkesbury. The casts from Hereford are by Mr. W. Jennings; from Worcester, by Mr. J. Stevens; from Lichfield by Mr. G. Caldwell, under the kind superintendence of Mr. T. Johnson, architects of Lichfield; from Lincoln by Mr. Clarke; from Wells by Mr. Durham; from Hawton and Southwell by Mr. Fabrini; from Walsingham, York, Beverley, &c., by Mr. Keyworth, of Hull; from Salisbury, Bath, and Bristol, by Mr. G. Howitt; from Canterbury, by Mr. Bruccianni; the remainder being done principally by Mr. Cundy, by whose able body of artist-workmen the whole of the casts (with the exception of those above-specified, and of the Bohun tomb, which was restored by Mr. Jennings), have been fitted, placed, and brought to their present condition.

The painting has been executed with great energy, and in an extraordinary short space of time by Mr. Bulmer, of London and Shrewsbury, from designs by Mr. Wyatt, worked out and constantly superintended in execution by Mr. R. P. Pullan, who has also painted some of the decorations. The angels of the façade have been painted by Mr. Bulmer himself.

The stained glass has been presented by Messrs. Hardmann &. Co., of Birmingham.

The Rochester and Lichfield doors and several of the monuments have been painted and illuminated by Mr. Coulton, of London.

The encaustic pavement of the Cloister has been presented to the Crystal Palace Company by Messrs. Maw &. Co. of Benthall, Shropshire.

The greater number of the French casts have been executed by M. Malzieux, of Paris.

Mr. Boule, as foreman of the works, and Mr. Constance as timekeeper, have done good service.

RENAISSANCE COURT

The Renaissance Courts have been designed and arranged by Mr. M. Digby Wyatt; principal superintendent, Mr. Charles Fowler, Junr.; principal draughtsman, Mr. Robert Dudley.

The entire Bourgtheroulde Arcade has been executed by M.Desachy of Paris, by whom and by Signor [Edoardo] Pieroti of Milan, the principal casts have been supplied.

The Fountains in Terra Cotta are supplied by Mr. Blashfield of London.

The Pavement of the Loggia is by the London Marble Working Company.

The Painting has been designed by Mr. Wyatt; the Upper Frieze being executed by Mr. Beensen; and the Arcade by Mr. Pantaenius of London. The Bronzing has been done by M. Loget of Paris, in the employ of M. Desachy. The Boys in the Ceiling of the Loggia are by Mr. Gow of London; the Portraits in the Lunettes by Mr. F. Smallfield of London, by whom is also the beautiful Painted Ceiling of the Gallery, from an elaborate drawing at Perugia by Mr. Wyatt.

The construction of the Elizabethan Court was intrusted to Mr. Cundy, by whom also are the Monuments; and the whole of its painted decorations have been executed with great care and ability by Mr. [Issac ?] Coulton of London.

Superintendent for Mr. Wyatt in this Court – Mr. Thomas Hayes. 

ITALIAN COURT

The Italian Court has been designed and arranged by Mr. M.Digby Wyatt; the drawings having been worked out by Mr. Thomas Hayes. The construction has been done by Messrs. Fox, Henderson and Co., whose master plasterer, Mr. Hawkins, has carried out his work, which was of a difficult kind, with great care. The monuments were cast principally by Dr. Emil Braun and M. Desachy.

The pavement of the loggia has been made by the London Marble Working Company.

The fountain in the centre of the Court was executed by Mr. [Samuel] Cundy out of alabaster presented to the Crystal Palace company by T. Hills, Esq., of Burton-upon-Trent. This beautiful material is the produce of his quarries at Fauld, in Staffordshire.

The painting of the marble work is by Messrs. C. and J. Moxon, of London and Edinburgh. The bronze painting is by M. Loget, of Paris, and Mr. Coulton, of London. The arabesques have been principally painted by Messrs. Gow, Earle, Leslie, Wassaner, Yahn, Lutchens, Munsch, &c., under the superintendence of Mr. Parris, W.A.

The painted flowers and fruit in the body fo the Court are by Mr. Beensen; and the modelling if the festoons in the principal frieze, by Antonio Trentanove.

The painted ceiling from Venice, in the gallery, is by Mr. Alfred Stevens.

The whole superintendence from Mr. Wyatt has been entrusted to Mr. Thomas Hayes, by whose unremitting attention and solicitude every detail has been most carefully elaborated.

The decorative painting of the Italian vestibule is by Mr. Pantaenius. The very beautiful ceiling from the Vatican has been admirably executed by Mr. Alfred Stevens.