The Fortress (which enclosed the Grand Pavillion) in Green Park; with the ascent of the Balloon.
Published Aug. 24. 1814, by Tho. Palser. Surrey side West.r Bridge.
Fine hand coloured engraving plate 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") with large margins. Glued to early 19th century card.
On 1st August 1814 a series of events celebrating both the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the centenary of Hanoverian rule in England. This temporary structure was built in Green Park for a firework display: soldeirs bring in and set up fireworks under the command of an officer standing in the centre while a balloon rises over them.
[Ref: 56303] £320.00
Fine hand coloured engraving plate 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") with large margins. Glued to early 19th century card.
On 1st August 1814 a series of events celebrating both the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the centenary of Hanoverian rule in England. This temporary structure was built in Green Park for a firework display: soldeirs bring in and set up fireworks under the command of an officer standing in the centre while a balloon rises over them.
[Ref: 56303] £320.00