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Opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition of all nations, by her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria and his royal highness Prince Albert, on the 1st of May, 1851 / taken on the spot by George Cruikshank.
Summary
Print shows an interior view of the Crystal Palace during the Great Industrial Exhibition, with Queen Victoria and the royal family at center, the Archbishop to the left, and many spectators gathered in the wings of the gallery.
Caption continues: The view is taken from the South West Gallery, at the time when the Archbishop is offering up a prayer for the divine blessing upon the objects of this great exhibition.
Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1949.
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Date
01/01/1851
Contributors
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, engraver
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Library of Congress
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