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Fête pour la Paix Générale donnée à Paris le 18 Brumaire. Pont Royal

1801–2
Not on view
One of two fête prints showing the illuminations of the Tuileries bridges for the celebration of the ‘Paix Générale’ at Paris, November 9, 1801’. This was the second commemoration of Napoleon’s coup d’état of 18 Brumaire 1799. This print shows a night time view from the Rive Gauche looking across the river Seine at the Pont Royal and the Louvre. The bridge and waterside have been decorated with artificial lights and fireworks light up the sky. On the river in the foreground on the left, two small boats have been depicted.
A separate piece of paper has been attached on the bottom on which inscriptions have been printed in gold ink.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fête pour la Paix Générale donnée à Paris le 18 Brumaire. Pont Royal
  • Artist: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris)
  • Artist: François Jean Sablet (French, Morges 1745–1819 Nantes)
  • Date: 1801–2
  • Medium: Line engraving with watercolor and gouache, text printed in gold ink
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 25 3/16 × 33 1/16 in. (64 × 84 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Susan Schulman Printseller Gift, in honor of Catherine Jenkins, and Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.146.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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