Frescoes by Frank Salisbury for Queen Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta
A selection of some of the twelve frescoes painted by Frank O. Salisbury for the Queen Victoria Memorial Hall in Calcutta (now Kolkata). The whole twelve formed a complete circle round the base of the dome inside the building. Several of the frescoes are symbolic such as those depicted - Empire and The Apotheosis while the rest represent events in the life of the so-called, Great White Queen'
Picture No
51157844
Media ID
51157844
Size
3877px x 5884px
(68MB)
Credit
Illustrated London News/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Page from The Illustrated London News', 24 December 1921, page 871
Date
1921
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