The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851. Plate 2. The Foreign Nave
2 of 2 portraits by Joseph Nash
© National Portrait Gallery, London
The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851. Plate 2. The Foreign Nave
by Joseph Nash
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1851
27 1/8 in. x 35 1/4 in. (690 mm x 896 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D16397
Sittersback to top
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 208 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 505 portraits.
- Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. Sitter associated with 548 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901), Consort of Frederick III, German Emperor, King of Prussia; daughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 124 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Joseph Nash (1809-1878), Architectural painter and lithographer. Artist or producer of 2 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1851back to top
Current affairs
A population census is taken of all the people living in Britain, recording details about every householder on the night of March 30. This census greatly extends the fields of the 1841 census, being the first to record full details of individuals' birth locations, exact age, marital status, and details of disability, thus making it a valuable tool for demographers and genealogists. The census was made open for public inspection in 1912.Art and science
The Great Exhibition is held in London,at the Crystal Palace, especially designed by Sir Joseph Paxton. The international exhibition was designed to showcase the best in science, art and industry. it attracted millions of visitors.Lizzie Siddal poses for John Millais's painting Ophelia.
Hermann von Helmotz invents the ophthalmoscope, making it possible for doctors to examine within a patient's eye.
International
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, President of the French Republic, stages a coup d'état, successfully dissolving the French National Assembly without having the constitutional right to do so. Now the sole ruler of France, he re-establishes universal suffrage, previously abolished by the Assembly and becomes 'Napoléon III, Emperor of the French'.Comments back to top
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