Dinner-Time at the Crystal Palace

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A mixed crowd of visitors attending the Great Exhibition of 1851 is having dinner under the statue of Shakespeare

N° XXV. Dinner-time at the Crystal Palace.
(Memorials of the great exhibition.—1851).

Artist

Name:: Leech, John
Dates:: 1817-1864
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subjects:: Humor, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Pictures of life and character, vol. 1
Author:: Leech, John
Publisher:: London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1886
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A mixed crowd of visitors attending the Great Exhibition of 1851 is having dinner under the auspices of Shakespeare, whose statue bears the quote from Troilus and Cressida: One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

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