Title

View of the closing ceremony of the Great Exhibition of 1851, London, 1851. Artist: Anon

Caption

View of the closing ceremony of the Great Exhibition of 1851, London, 1851. Conceived by Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition was intended to showcase the 'Works of the Industry of all Nations'. It was housed in the purpose-built Crystal Palace, the first large-scale prefabricated ferrovitreous (iron and glass) structure, designed by the gardener and architect Joseph Paxton. The prefabricated design made the construction, and later dismantling of the building, easier and quicker.

Date

1851

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19B01_368

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 13,4in x 10,2in / 4022 x 3045 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature park tree building buildings London England glass people interior indoors event ceremony architecture plant country metal audience spectators watching spectator British English color colour spectating palace end Westminster location ceiling Victorian century iron Britain inside closing crystal palace cast iron Hyde Park Architectural Feature 19th century nineteenth century City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery cultural event Great Exhibition 1851 prefabricated royal standard TGN lithograph Anon Anonymous Prince Consort Albert Prince Albert Albert Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Joseph Sir Joseph Paxton Paxton Sir Joseph Joseph Paxton