Pedimental Sculpture, British Museum, London. From left to right are classically garbed female figures: Sculpture (with mallet), painting (with palette), Astronomy (with harp). For a detailed description of the whole pediment, the work of Sir Richard Westmacott, see here.
Photograph 2008 George P. Landow. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]
Other views
- The whole "Progress of Civilisation" on the pediment
by Sir Richard Westmacott (description) - Entrance
- Three-quarter frontal view
- Reading Room Ceiling
- Reading Room (1)
- Reading Room (2)
- Reading Room (3)
- The British Museum in 1900
Last modified 20 May 2008