Katterskill Falls, North America

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English School, 19th Century
Katterskill Falls, North America
inscribed 'Katterskill Falls' and stamped 'Jennens & Betteridge' (on the reverse)
oil on papier-mâché
20 7/8 x 23 in. (52.7 x 58.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

By 1850, Jennens and Bettridge were England's foremost exponents of papier mâché. At London's Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace, papier mâché was hailed as an important material and Jennens and Bettridge exhibited a wide range of artefacts.

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