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Object Type: print
Museum number: 1872,0113.1272
Title: Object: The first of May 1851
Description: Queen Victoria, seated holding the infant Prince Arthur who is offering a bunch of lilies to the Duke of Wellington, who in return presents them a casket; in the background Prince Albert with the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park; after Winterhalter; proof with publication line at top. 1852 Mezzotint on chine collé
Producer name: Print made by: Samuel Cousins; After: Franz Xaver Winterhalter; Published by: Colnaghi
School/style: British
Production date: 1852
Materials: paper
Technique: mezzotint
Dimensions: Height: 551 millimetres; Width: 583 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Whitman 1904 / Nineteenth Century Mezzotinters: Samuel Cousins (237)
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Portrait of: Queen Victoria; Portrait of: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; Portrait of: Albert, Prince Consort; Portrait of: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Acquisition name: Donated by: Samuel Cousins
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1872,0113.1272

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