A Perspective View of the Building for the Fireworks in the Green Park taken from the Reservoir, London, 1814
ca. 1814
Medium
Etching, hand-colored (likely added later)
Dimensions
Plate (trimmed at bottom): 10 in. × 17 5/16 in. (25.4 × 44 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 × 17 11/16 in. (25.5 × 45 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gray Foy, 2013
Accession Number
2013.1130.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into Regency London with *A Perspective View of the for the Fireworks in Green Park taken from the, London, 1814*, a captivating etching by P. Brookes and Paul Angier. Created around 1814, this print immortalizes a grand temporary structure erected in Green Park to host spectacular fireworks celebrating the Peace of Paris. This treaty marked the end of the Napoleonic' latest chapter, with Napoleon's abdication ushering in hopes of stability. From the elevated vantage of the reservoir, the view captures the ornate pavilion amid lush parklands, evoking the era's patriotic fervor and public ...
About the Artist
P. Brookes|Paul Angier (British|French) · 1780 |1749 –1850 |1749
British, active 1814|French, active from ca. 1749