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The Opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition of All Nations, by Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria and His Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the 1st of May, 1851: The View is Taken from the South West Gallery, at the time when the Archbishop is offering up a Prayer for the Divine blessing upon the objects in the Exhibition — Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Queen Victoria|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|David Bogue|George Cruikshank|Sir Joseph Paxton | Open Metropolitan