Object Type
This print is one from the set of views from 'Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851', printed in colour lithography with hand colouring and varnish to enhance the richness of colour.

Materials & Making
The original watercolours, on which thse prints were based, were painted for Prince Albert in 1851. Joseph Nash, a draughtsman and lithographer of architectural views, was one of the artists who contributed to Dickinson's large folios. They were so successful that the project expanded to 55 views and took 3 years to prepare for publication. The folios considerably enhanced the reputation of the Dickinson brothers as lithographers, in particular because of their large size and blended colourwork.

Places
At this stage in its history Germany was not one unified state. The various states however joined together to form two separate representations for Germany: North Germany and the Zollverein. North Germany included Hanover, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Nuremberg and Oldenburg. While the Zollverein included Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemberg, the two Hesses, Thringen, Baden, Nassau and the free city of Frankfurt, as well as Prince Albert's home state of Saxe-Coburg. Zollverein's contribution was the larger one. There were fine displays of metalwork, textiles, furniture and ceramics and characteristic smaller German ware such as bird cages, gilded frames and Wurtemberg toys. Over 12,000 Germans were recorded as having visited the exhibition.