PRINCE ALBERT GIVING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1853 ALBERT (Prince, 1819-1861, Consort of Queen Victoria)

Unsigned Autograph memorandum to Edgar A. BOWRING (1826-1911, Translator, Author and Civil Servant) who was organising the Exhibition, it is headed "Bowring, to be amended that 1st Report Page 50 states that the next willl contain the continuation of accounts from 1st of March. In passage relating to difficulty of obtaining space for building reference should be made to the difficulties we had in our way when erecting the Building for the Exhibition & to the difficulty of using any of the Parks from vested and public interests ...", endorsed and signed by the recipientwith the date, "Autograph of H.R.H. Prince Albert", 2 sides 8vo., no place, 14th May with a contemporary engravingof Albert

Bowring served as librarian and registrar to the Board of Trade (1848–1863), secretary to the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, and Liberal Member of Parliament for Exeter (1868–1874). He was the youngest son of Sir John Bowring (1792–1872), of Exeter, Devon, Governor of Hong Kong.
The Great Industrial Exhibition in 1853 was held in Dublin. In its day, it was the largest international event to be held in Ireland. The Irish Industrial Exhibition Building, located on the grounds of Leinster House, housed the entire fair. It lasted from the 12th May to 31st October, Queen Victoria accompanied by the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales, paid an official visit on 29 August.

Item Date:  1852

Stock No:  39407      £375

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