The Crystal Palace (designed by Joseph Paxton)
The
Machinery Department of the Crystal Palace (b & w drawing)
Perspectival
Drawing of the Crystal Palace (b & w)
Drawing
by Hobhouse (b & w)
Photograph
by Chatsworth of the conservatory (b & w)
View
from the exterior steam plant (b & w)
Foreign
Exhibits (color drawing)
Main
nave (color drawing)
Erection
of the nave (b & w drawing)
Transept
(color
drawing)
Queen
Victoria presiding over the opening (color drawing)
Other related links
There is a wealth of material on the web about the Great Exhibition, much of which I haven't included here simply for reasons of space. Here are a few good places to start:
Links
on the Great Exhibition from the Victorian web - This would be my first
choice.
Visual
Materials about the Crystal Palace - Great illustrations of the building
from every perspective; from Jay Clayton's lovely web site on the Victorian
novel (Vanderbilt).
An
extensive history of the exhibition - details on the roles of Paxton
(the architect) and Prince Albert.
Albert's
Crystal Palace Exhibition - another extensive collection of visuals.
The
British Monarchy - Queen Victoria on opening the Great Exhibition.
Artwork
in the Great Exhibition of 1851 -
yet more!
A
virtual tour, slide show, and academic paper on the Palace - based
at Stanford U. Some of the slides weren't working the last time I
checked this.
See also on general reserve
(at Marriott Library): Drawings
of the Exhibition in the Illustrated London News
The Machinery Department of the Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace (perspectival drawing)
Crystal Palace, image by Hobhouse
Chatsworth's photograph of the Crystal Palace conservatory
View of the Crystal Palace
from the exterior steam plant
Foreign exhibits at the Crystal Palace
"Mainnave"
of the Crystal Palace (note the use of terms from ecclesiastical architecture)
Erection of the nave of the Crystal Palace
The transept of the Crystal Palace
Queen Victoria presiding over the opening of the Crystal Palace
