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Description	English: The State Opening of The Great Exhibition in 1851. Colour lithograph, England, XIXth century. Victoria & Albert Museum. Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London in 1851.
Date	1851
Source	Artfinder.com
Author	Louis Haghe (1806-1885)

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