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WILLIAM WYLD (1806-89)
The Ball at the Guildhall, 9 July 1851
dated 1851Watercolour and bodycolour | 29.4 x 43.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920218
Victoria and Albert were the guests of honour at a ball held by the Lord Mayor of London on 9 July to celebrate the successful opening of the Great Exhibition. Victoria described the Guildhall as ‘beautifully decorated & crowded with people’. This watercolour was likely presented to them as a memento of the occasion.
