Title from heading above image., Signed in image on placard: '"1851" by Henry Matthew and George Cruikshank.', Lettering on banner displayed in design: Peace & goodwill to all the world. God save the Queen and Prince Albert., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Title from captions below images., Date of publication based date of the Great Exhibition: 1 May to 15 October, 1851., Two designs, one above the other; each signed and individually captioned., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Great Exhibition, Crowds, Exhibition buildings, and Exhibitions
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., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"A view of the Crystal Palace, crowds of people cheering and waving their hats, guards lining the road and cavalry riding to the right, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children walking towards the entrance guarded by beefeaters, trees to the left and the right, the whole surrounded by laurel leaves, a banner lettered with "The Opening of the Great Hive of the World May 1 1851 or the Industrial Exhibition of All Nations".--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Industrial Exhibition of All Nations
Description:
Title from text within banner in top portion of image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate from: Mayhew. H. 1851, or, The adventures of Mr and Mrs Sandboys and family. London : David Bogue, [1851].
