Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Historic Reading Room: John Rylands

Image Number: 
JRL1212290
Image Title: 
Historic Reading Room: John Rylands
Creator: 
Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
Creator Role: 
Architect
Creator: 
Cassidy, John, 1860-1939
Creator Role: 
Sculptor
Date Created: 
1899
Description: 
Close-up, life-size marble statue of John Rylands in the Historic Reading Room of the John Rylands Library.
Subject: 
Architecture
Subject: 
John Rylands Library
Subject: 
Library buildings
Subject: 
Sculpture
Sub-Category: 
Sculpture
Technique Used: 
Sculpting
Support: 
Saravezza marble
Support: 
Granite
Creation Site: 
England: Manchester
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
People Covered: 
Rylands, John, 1801-1888
Current Site: 
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2012-02-13
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2015-11