The Transept from the South Gallery, from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"
Not on view
At the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, held in London in 1851, displays of art and manufacture were shown at the Crystal Palace, a specially-built glass and iron building in Hyde park designed by Joseph Paxton. Between May and October more than six million visitors flocked to view thousands of objects organized by theme and place of origin at the first world’s fair. This lithograph shows a family standing in the gallery viewing fountains and sculptures in the Transept. One of the large elms accomodated by the arched roof branches overhead with another marking the far end of the expansive interior. Publishers Lloyd Brothers teamed with lithographers Day & Son to create the hand-colored set to which the print belongs, the whole offering well-to-do visitors a detailed and beautifully produced souvenir.
