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Theatre in The Hague for the fireworks on the Peace of Aachen, 1749

Iven Besoet · 1749 · letterpress printing; pen; engraving; paper; ink

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

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View and plan of the large theater erected in the Hofvijver in The Hague for the illumination (11 June 1749) and fireworks (13 June 1749) in honor of the Peace of Aachen concluded in October 1748. The theater was designed by court architect Pieter de Swart. On the sheet below the plate, the explanation of the performance in three columns.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print plan ~ architecture Hofvijver Vrede van Aken (1748)

Credit lineTheater te Den Haag voor het vuurwerk voor de Vrede van Aken, 1749. 1749. Iven Besoet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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