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The 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 / designed & etched by George Cruikshank.
1851
View from the S. W. Gallery. Found in three states: plain, coloured, and india proofs.
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E North 29/GC022/George/Prints/Oversize/Titles The M-The R
- A Middle 30/Drawer 06/GC022/Half Folio/18th-19th c./Prints GA 2024.00343
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1851.
- People
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- Language
- English
- Subject
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901—Portraits
- Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861—Portraits
- Queens—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Princes—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)—Pictorial works
- Crowds—England—London—19th century—Pictorial works
- Prints, British—19th century
- Portraits, British—19th century
- London (England)—History—19th century—Pictorial works
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Pictorial works
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Portraits
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Item Summary
View from the S. W. Gallery. Found in three states: plain, coloured, and india proofs.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The 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 / designed & etched by George Cruikshank.
- Call Number
- E North 29/GC022/George/Prints/Oversize/Titles The M-The R
- A Middle 30/Drawer 06/GC022/Half Folio/18th-19th c./Prints GA 2024.00343
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dczk51vx517
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1851.
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1851
- Format
- Visual material
- Extent
- 1 print : etching.
- Provenance
- Princeton copy 1: Inscribed "Dep.5307" and accession number "Cruik E 2367 Great Exhibition of 1851."
- Source Acquisition
- Princeton copy 1: Gift of Richard W. Meirs, Princeton University Class of 1888.
- References
- Cohn 1814
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Signed in plate: "Designed & etched by George Cruikshank."
- Princeton copy 1: Second state, colored.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901—Portraits
- Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861—Portraits
- Queens—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Princes—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)—Pictorial works
- Crowds—England—London—19th century—Pictorial works
- Prints, British—19th century
- Portraits, British—19th century
- London (England)—History—19th century—Pictorial works
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Pictorial works
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/52036246-dbec-46d1-8a9e-1b2234c36e6a/manifest