Stock Photo - Sir Henry Cole (1808-1882), English civil servant and inventor. He used a pseudonym, Felix Summerly, for design work and children's books. He organised a number of international exhibitions, including the Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851, and was involved in the development of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal College of Art, the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London. He was knighted in 1875. He is caricatured here as King Cole, a frequent nickname used for him by the press.

Stock Photo: Sir Henry Cole (1808-1882), English civil servant and inventor. He used a pseudonym, Felix Summerly, for design work and children's books.

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