A View of the Chinese Bridge in St. James's Park. [&] A View of the Temple of Concord in the Green Park as seen at Midnight on the 1st August. in Celebration of the Glorious Peace of 1814.
Exec.d by F. Calvert. Published as the Act Directs, by Burkitt & Hudson, 85 Cheapside London. [n.d., 1814.] Pair of aquatints with hand colour. Ea. c. 395 x 470mm (15½ x 18"). Trimmed to plate mark top & bottom. "Temple of Concord" without publication line Two scenes of the firework displays designed and directed by Colonel William Congreve to celebrate the supposed end to the Napoleonic Wars in 1814. Planned by the Prince Regent, the display was watched by Frederick William III of Prussia, Tsar Alexander and Prince Metternich. Frederick Calvert (fl. 1814-44).
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