Fireworks celebrating the marriage of Louise Elisabeth of France, to Phillippe II, Infanté of Spain, August 1739, Paris
View of the temple of Hymen, a temporary structure erected on the Pont Neuf, Paris, from which celebratory fireworks were launched. The display was designed by Jean Nicolas Servan (Servandoni) and it included the initials of the married couple shown in blue lights.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fireworks celebrating the marriage of Louise Elisabeth of France, to Phillippe II, Infanté of Spain, August 1739, Paris
- Artist: Anonymous
- Designer: Jean Nicolas Servandoni (Italian, Florence 1695–1766 Paris)
- Publisher: Chez Charpentier
- Date: 1739
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 15/16 × 12 1/16 in. (22.7 × 30.7 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 1/2 in. (23.9 × 31.8 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1969
- Object Number: 69.670.4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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