Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1749
A Perspective View of the Magnificent Structure, erectd in the Green Park for the Royal Fire Works exhibited the 27 of April 1749, on account of the General Peace
Overview of the building in Green Park, built to celebrate the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1749. The huge temporary structure was erected in the northern part of St James's Park, now Green Park, for the firework display, organised by the famous Italian pyrotechnist Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni in collaboration with the Royal Laboratory at Woolwich. Large numbers of souvenir prints were produced and the event is now best known for Handel's specially composed 'Music for the Royal Fireworks.The view is from the west and buildings on Piccadilly are shown in the background on the left.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- A27324
- Object name:
- A Perspective View of the Magnificent Structure, erectd in the Green Park for the Royal Fire Works exhibited the 27 of April 1749, on account of the General Peace
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- Artist/Maker:
- Bowles, John
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- Production date:
- 1749
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 260 mm, W 406 mm (paper)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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