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The Great Exhibition of 1851: the British Nave dated 1851 by Joseph Nash
Great Exhibition of 1851

Prince Albert took a leading role in the organisation of the Exhibition

ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851

[Feb 1850] Proposed announcement from the Commissioners

1 Feb 1850

RC/H/1/2/75

This printed draft is a copy of an announcement made by the Royal Commissioners regarding their plans for the Exhibition. In it they provide details about where and when the Exhibition would be held, along with the four main divisions of exhibits. There is also a note about how the surplus fund would be used in the future and a written annotation suggesting that this be for quinquennial exhibitions.