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Picture No 10005924
Date 1871
Description Sir Henry Cole, English civil servant and administrator
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Sir Henry Cole (1808 - 1882), English civil servant and inventor. He used a pseudonym, Felix Summerly, for design work and children's books. He organised a number of international exhibitions, including the Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851, and was involved in the development of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal College of Art, the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London. He was knighted in 1875. He is caricatured here as King Cole.
Source Cartoon by James Tissot in 'Vanity Fair' 1871
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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