A Night View of the Public General Peace Fireworks 1749

DESCRIPTION: This 1749 engraving shows the grand public firework display and decorative architectural pavilion in Green Park, London, built to celebrate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.  The celebration marked the "General Peace" of 1748, which ended the War of the Austrian Succession.  The official public display took place on April 27, 1749, King George II commissioned composer George Frideric Handel to write his famous Music for the Royal Fireworks and the magnificent temporary building, or "Machine," was designed by the Italian theatre architect Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni. STYLE: Engraving COLOUR: Monochrome SIZE (cm): 20 x 12.5 CREATORS: PUBLICATION: Universal Magazine PUBLISHER: London: J Hinton at ye Kings Arms in St Pauls-Church Yard DATE: 1749 COMMENTS: Excellent condition save for two discrete holes towards top edge. Visible when held up to the light. SUBJECT: Events PACKAGE: Single one-sided sheet in acid-free mount, flat & unfolded inside hard-backed envelope. Royal Mail Tracked 24 included. Note: Images are provided for illustration purposes only and are intended to show the complete printed product, including any imperfections of age that may be present. Frames or props shown in the images are for display purposes only and are not included with your purchase.