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Vue brillante de l'aniversaire du 14 juillet 1801

Title
Vue brillante de l'aniversaire du 14 juillet 1801 [graphic].
Publication
[1801?]

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Still imageSupervised use *MGZFH Vue Bri 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Description
1 print : etching, col.; 33 x 54 cm., visible image 30 x 39 cm.
Summary
Depiction of a fireworks display in Paris in celebration of Bastille Day, watched by a large crowd. At center, a sculpture of a winged female figure, possibly Nike, the Greek personification of victory, stands atop a globe balanced on rocks. A hot-air balloon hovers in the sky at upper right.
Alternative Title
Vue brillante de l'anniversaire du 14 juillet 1801
Subjects
Genre/Form
Etchings.
Note
  • Caption title.
  • Title printed in reverse at top of sheet.
  • Printed below title: "du 25 Messidor de l'An 9. Feu d'Artifice tiré a l'Etoille [sic] des Champs Eliseés [sic], sous le Consul Buonaparte premier de la Republique Francaise."
  • At upper left: 115.
  • At upper right: 101.
Call Number
*MGZFH Vue Bri 1
OCLC
782068268
Title
Vue brillante de l'aniversaire du 14 juillet 1801 [graphic].
Imprint
[1801?]
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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Research Call Number
*MGZFH Vue Bri 1
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