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Platform for fireworks during the celebration of the Second Centenary of the University of Leiden, 1775
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Platform for fireworks during the celebration of the Second Centenary of the University of Leiden, 1775

anonymous · 1775 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Scaffold for setting off fireworks on the occasion of the Second Centenary of the founding of the University of Leiden on 8 February 1775. Podium in the form of a temple decorated with allegorical figures, built in the water of the Oude Rijn.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printUniversiteit van LeidenLeidenOude Rijn (Leiden)
Credit linePodium voor het vuurwerk bij de viering van het Tweede Eeuwfeest van de Leidse Hogeschool, 1775. 1775. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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