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Edward Orme
The Chinese bridge on fire : on the night of the celebration of the glorious peace of 1814
Published
London : Published & Sold Aug.t 12th 1814 by Edw.d Orme Bond St. London, 1814 August.
aquatint
plate mark: 177 x 126 mm; sheet: 199 x 142 mm
Peel 1970
Notes
Lettered below image "Published & Sold Aug.t 12th 1814 by Edw.d Orme Bond St. London."
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Depicts pyrotechnics held at Saint James's Park in London in celebration of the end of the Napoleonic Wars. A Chinese bridge and pagoda illuminated with gas-jets were built across the canal. The print also shows the pagoda in flames when it accidentally caught fire (Cf. Brock).
Associated names
Orme, Edward, 1775-1848, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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