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Opening of the Great Exhibition, 1 May 1851
Eugène Lami1851
Royal Collection Trust, UK
London, United Kingdom
The opening of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations took place on 1 May 1851.On a raised dais in the central crossing of the Crystal Palace, built in Hyde Park and enclosing several of the park's mature trees, the Queen received the report of the Commissioners, led by Prince Albert. The Queen described the day as 'one of the greatest and most glorious days of our lives'.
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- Title: Opening of the Great Exhibition, 1 May 1851
- Creator Lifespan: 1800 - 1890
- Creator Death Place: Paris
- Creator Birth Place: Paris
- Date Created: 1851
- Physical Dimensions: w496 x h628 mm
- Type: Prints & drawings
- Rights: Supplied by Royal Collection Trust / (c) HM Queen Elizabeth II 2012
- External Link: http://www.rct.uk/collection/452380
- Medium: pencil, pen and ink, watercolour, bodycolour
- Support: paper
- Provenance: Commissioned by Queen Victoria
- Artist: Eugène Louis Lami
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