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Queen Victoria opening the Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London, 1 May 1851. Artist: Unknown

Queen Victoria opening the Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London, 1 May 1851. At the top are portraits of Victoria and of the two uncles who reigned before her, George IV and William IV. Conceived by Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition was intended to showcase the 'Works of the Industry of all Nations'. It was housed in the purpose-built Crystal Palace, the first large-scale prefabricated ferrovitreous (iron and glass) structure, designed by the landscape designer, Joseph Paxton. The prefabricated design made the construction, and later dismantling of the building, easier and quicker.

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Title: Queen Victoria opening the Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London, 1 May 1851. Artist: Unknown

Caption: Queen Victoria opening the Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London, 1 May 1851. At the top are portraits of Victoria and of the two uncles who reigned before her, George IV and William IV. Conceived by Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition was intended to showcase the 'Works of the Industry of all Nations'. It was housed in the purpose-built Crystal Palace, the first large-scale prefabricated ferrovitreous (iron and glass) structure, designed by the landscape designer, Joseph Paxton. The prefabricated design made the construction, and later dismantling of the building, easier and quicker.

Personalities: QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1901) • WILLIAM IV • KING GEORGE IV • KING WILLIAM IV

Technique/material: LITHOGRAPH

Credit: Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2909 × 3614 px | 30.1 MB

Print size: 24.6 × 30.6 cm | 1145.3 × 1422.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 19TH CENTURY • ALBERT • ARCHITECTURE • BRITAIN • BRITISH EMPIRE • BRITISH • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • CEREMONY • CITY OF WESTMINSTER • COLOR • COLOUR • CROWD • CRYSTAL PALACE • CULTURAL EVENT • DUKE OF CLARENCE • ENGLAND • EVENT • EVENTS • EXHIBITION • FLUSH • GEORGE IV • GREAT EXHIBITION 1851 • HYDE PARK • INDUSTRY • JOSEPH PAXTON • JOSEPH • KING GEORGE IV • KING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND • KING OF GREAT BRITAIN • KING WILLIAM IV • KING • LITHOGRAPH • LOCATION • LONDON • MONARCH • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OPENING CEREMONY • OPENING • PALACE • PARK • PAXTON • PEOPLE • PREFABRICATED • PRINCE ALBERT OF SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA • PRINCE ALBERT • PRINCE CONSORT • PRINCE OF WALES • PRINCE REGENT • PRINCE WILLIAM HENRY • PRINCIPE CONSORTE • PRINN • QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND • QUEEN VICTORIA • QUEEN • RED CARPET • ROYAL EVENT • ROYAL • ROYALTY • SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA • SIR JOSEPH PAXTON • SIR JOSEPH • SOVEREIGN • THRONE • TRADE • VICTORIA • WESTMINSTER • WILLIAM IV