Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1851
Crystal Palace in Hyde Park
This painting records the opening of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the first international exhibition ever held, which was opened by Queen Victoria on 1 May. Following the unveiling, the Queen wrote in her journal that 'Green Park and Hyde Park were one mass of densely crowded human beings, in the highest good humour and most enthusiastic'.
Viewed from the north side of the park, this scene includes the huge crowds which gathered to view Crystal Palace, the gigantic structure of iron and glass stretching across the background of the picture. It was so large that this view only shows half its length. The canopy in front of the north transept where the Queen entered building can be seen in middle distance, beyond the Serpentine.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 61.121
- Object name:
- Crystal Palace in Hyde Park
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- Artist/Maker:
- Dibdin, Thomas Colman
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- Production date:
- 1851
- Material:
oil, canvas
- Measurements/duration:
- H 834 mm, W 1156 mm, D 72 mm (framed) (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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