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The Award of Prizes at the International Exhibition: Earl Granville, President of the Royal Commission, reading the address, 1862. Granville Leveson-Gower, Leader of the House of Lords, makes a speech at a prize-giving ceremony. The International Exhibition of 1862 was a world's fair held from 1 May to 1 November 1862 in South Kensington, London. The site now houses museums including the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Award of Prizes at the International Exhibition..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)