The Roman Court (including the antique sculptures in the nave) erected in the Crystal Palace
A guide to the Roman Court of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, written by the illustrator George Scharf and published in London in 1854 for visitors to the exhibition. Its engravings show Roman statues, a coin and a relief, drawn in plain outline with hatched shading and no background detail. A designer could take from them the draped classical garment folds, the contrapposto stance and the tidy outline style suited to historical or educational graphics.
