Opening of the Great Exhibition, 1 May 1851

Institution

Royal Collection Trust

Object description:

A watercolour depicting the royal party on the dais under the baldacchino, at the crossing of the Crystal Palace, with Prince Albert standing at the head of the Commissioners, reading their report to the Queen. The verso is inscribed with the title, date and artist. 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’. Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010.

Object/Work type:

drawings (visual works)
watercolors (paintings)

Cultural Heritage type:

Visual Works (hierarchy name)

Location:

London - United Kingdom

Object measurements:

62.8 x 49.6 cm (sheet of paper). 94.7 x 80.9 cm (frame) (frame, external)

Production

Eugène Louis Lami (1800-90) (artist)

Date: dated 1851

Place: England; London

Material/Technique: Watercolour

Provenance

Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (Acquirer)

Material/Technique: [None]

Subject/theme:

Architectural history, Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Prince Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Albert, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg, England; London; Hyde Park, England; London; The Crystal Palace, Great Exhibition, 1951

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Source: Royal Collection Trust