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Allegorical structure for the fireworks to celebrate the Peace of Nystad on the Binnen-Amstel in Amsterdam
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Allegorical structure for the fireworks to celebrate the Peace of Nystad on the Binnen-Amstel in Amsterdam

Jan Smit (II) · 1721 · etching; paper

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

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Second depiction of the allegorical representations and decorations on the stage of the Temple of Peace for the fireworks set off on December 9, 1721, on the Binnen-Amstel near the Kloveniersburgwal, to celebrate the Peace of Nystad concluded between Russia and Sweden on September 10, 1721. The fireworks were commissioned by Christoffel van Brants, representative of the Russian crown in Amsterdam. With an inscription in three lines in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printChristoffel van BrantsAmsterdamVrede van Nystad (1721)
Credit lineAllegorische stellage voor het vuurwerk ter viering van de Vrede van Nystad op de Binnen-Amstel te Amsterdam. 1721. Jan Smit (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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