The opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition of All Nations [graphic] : by Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria and His Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the 1st of May, 1851 / drawn & etched by George Cruikshank.

Published/Created:

London
Published by David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street
June 29th, 1851

Physical Description:

1 print : etching on wove paper ; sheet 30.1 x 41.6 cm

Notes:

Title from caption below image.
Text below image in lower left: Taken on the spot by George Cruikshank.
Text below title: 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.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xxv, p. 133.

Associated Names:

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 [Printmaker]
Bogue, David, 1807 or 1808-1856 [Publisher]
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 [Artist]

Topics:

Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)

Language:

English

Genre:

Etchings -- England -- London -- 1851

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

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Call Number:

851.06.29.01+

Orbis Record:

9884542

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr14448

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

10972081

PID:

digcoll:2754311