Alongside Prince Albert, Cole organized the Great Exhibition of 1851. Cole and Prince Albert became acquainted thanks to their associations with the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, ...

HENRY COLE, the eldest son of Captain Henry A Robert Cole, was born at Bath, on July 15, 1808. On January 12, 1817, he was admitted to Christ's Hospital, where he remained until April 9, 1823. There ...

The first commercially printed Christmas greeting card, commissioned by Henry Cole and designed by John Calcott Horsley (1843) (courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd. 2020) Already a member? Sign in here.

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