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Theater in The Hague for the fireworks for the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1749

Jan Caspar Philips · 1749 · etching; engraving; paper

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Plan of the large theater erected in the Hofvijver in The Hague. It was used on 13 June 1749 for the fireworks in honor of the Peace of Aachen concluded in 1748. At the bottom cartouches with the titles in Dutch and French and the dedications, with two figures with lit fuses. Belonging to the plan is a representation of the fireworks and a text sheet with explanation. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Manners and Customs in a Narrower Sense. Popular Life. Public Festivals. Princely Entries, (Illuminations, fireworks and the like, public festivals).

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print bonfire, fire-works Hofvijver Vrede van Aken (1748)

Credit lineTheater te Den Haag voor het vuurwerk voor de Vrede van Aken, 1749. 1749. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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