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

Jan Caspar Philips · 1749 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Plan of the large theatre 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 burning fuses. Accompanying the plan is a depiction of the fireworks and a text page with explanation.

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. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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