Décoration du Feu d'Artifice tiré à Londres en Rejouissance de la Paix en 1763.

Décoration du Feu d'Artifice tiré à Londres en Rejouissance de la Paix en 1763.

Description:

View of a fireworks show in Westminster, London, Green Park, in 1763 celebrating the Treaty of Paris and the end of the Seven Years' War. A large crowd of well-dressed spectators can be seen watching the fireworks display and accompanying military pageant. In the center of the fireworks explosion the words "Vivat Rex" are spelled in reverse.

Date Issued: [approximately 1765]
Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Rights:

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Language: UND
Type: still image