George Cruikshank
1792-1878
The Opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition of All Nations
ca. 1851
5 1/16 x 7 inches (128 x 178 mm)
Graphite and watercolor on paper.
1986.2065
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from published print.
Preliminary sketch by Cruikshank, being a detail of a design for an etched print published in London by David Bogue in 1851.
Preliminary sketch by Cruikshank, being a detail of a design for an etched print published in London by David Bogue in 1851.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed by the artist at lower right.
Summary
View from the S.W. Gallery of the Crystal Palace; royal party standing on dais with guard-of-honour on 3 sides.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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