James Digman Wingfield (1800–1872) was a British painter whose historical and ceremonial subjects recorded public events in nineteenth-century Britain. He is particularly associated with the opening of the Great Exhibition in 1851, an event that brought together displays of industry, design and culture from around the world.
Wingfield's The Inauguration of the Great Exhibition, 1 May 1851 depicts the inauguration of the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park on 1 May 1851. Queen Victoria stands before the chair of state, with Prince Albert behind her, while a large assembly attends the ceremony. Signed and dated in May 1851, the painting was acquired by the Queen and is preserved in the Royal Collection.
The work provides a pictorial account of one of the most widely discussed events of the Victorian era. Wingfield's carefully organised composition and attention to dress, architecture and ceremony make it valuable as a historical image as well as a painting. He died in 1872.
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Wingfield, James Digman (1800-1872) - Opening Ceremony of the Great Exhibition, London 1851
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