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Exhibitions and records of works of art

Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art

CLAUDE-MARIE FERRIER (1811-89)

Crystal Palace during The Great Exhibition, 1851: View of the West End of the Building

1851

Salted paper print | 14.7 x 21.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2800050

Photograph of an external view of the Crystal Palace, during the Great Exhibition. There is a fenced area in the foreground, containing two small separate buildings, two stone monuments and some other exhibition items.

This photograph is from Volume II (RCIN 2800001) of ' Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851: Reports by the Juries on the Subjects in the Thirty Classes into which the Exhibition was Divided'. The incredibly successful Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, commonly known as the Great Exhibition, ran from May to October 1851.  At the exhibition's conclusion, over 100 copies of the four volume 'Reports by the Juries' were distributed to foreign governments and notable participants. The reports consist of the juries' comments and assessments of the works displayed in the exhibition. The idea and decision to illustrate the reports with photographs is attributed to Prince Albert (1819-61).

  • Creator(s)

    Claude-Marie Ferrier (1811-89) (photographer)

  • 14.7 x 21.7 cm (image)

  • 'View of west end of building'

  • Presented to Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Greater London [England]
              • London [Greater London]
                • City of Westminster
                  • Hyde Park [London]
                    • The Crystal Palace [Hyde Park]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Construction
        • Structural parts of buildings
          • Windows