View of the closing ceremony of the Great Exhibition of 1851, London Size:M: 60 x 45cm A chicken seller

A chicken seller

Group portrait of the Holborn Valley Improvements Committee at Holborn Viaduct

The Duke of Wellington stands between Apsley House

View of houses in Wych Street

View of the closing ceremony of the Great Exhibition of 1851, London Size:M: 60 x 45cm A chicken sellerView 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