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This picture shows the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington" class="extiw" title="en:Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington">Duke of Wellington</a> offering a gift to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria" class="extiw" title="en:Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert,_Prince_Consort" class="extiw" title="en:Albert, Prince Consort">Prince Albert</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Arthur,_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn" class="extiw" title="en:Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn">Prince Arthur</a>, in a scene resembling the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoration_of_the_Magi" class="extiw" title="en:Adoration of the Magi">Adoration of the Magi</a></i>. The painting was commissioned by Queen Victoria to commemorate the 1st of May 1851, which held a threefold significance: it was the first birthday of Prince Arthur, the eighty-second birthday of prince's godfather the Duke of Wellington, and the opening day of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Exhibition" class="extiw" title="en:The Great Exhibition">Great Exhibition</a>. Prince Arthur holds <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_of_the_Valley" class="extiw" title="en:Lily of the Valley">Lily-of-the-valley</a>, a traditional 1st of May gift said to bring good luck. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace" class="extiw" title="en:The Crystal Palace">Crystal Palace</a> can be seen in the  background.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Franz_Xaver_Winterhalter" class="extiw" title="w:en:Franz Xaver Winterhalter"><span title="German painter">Franz Xaver Winterhalter</span></a>
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1851<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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