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Look what Martin Fennelly Antiques has put up for sale on-line: <br/><br/> <a href='http://www.fennelly.net/Item.aspx?id=20947'>868 Wonderful Framed Print of  The Exhibition Hall Leinster House 1853</a><br/><br/><img src='https://file.4pm.ie/896/e4e6833.jpg.102x137.png' alt='868 Wonderful Framed Print of  The Exhibition Hall Leinster House 1853'/><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Superb Framed Print of The </span></span></span></strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Great Industrial Exhibition</b> in <strong>1853 </strong>was held in Dublin</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">,  Ireland. In its day, it was the largest international event to be held  in Ireland. The Irish Industrial Exhibition Building, located on the  grounds of </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Leinster House</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">,</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> housed the entire fair. It lasted from 12 May to 31 October,Queen Victoria</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> accompanied by the </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Prince Consort</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and the </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Prince of Wales</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">, paid an official visit on 29 August.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> It was entirely funded by </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">William Dargan</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">, entrepreneur and developer of Irish railways. He had planned to donate &pound;100,000 to the effort, but ended up giving &pound;400,000.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">  The intent of the exhibition was to introduce the industrial revolution  to Ireland, which was behind some other European countries. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Frame Height</span></span></span></strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 22.75 (58cm) <strong>Width</strong> 18&quot; (46cm) &nbsp; </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">&euro;395</span></strong></span></span></p>