Fireworks! Four Centuries of Pyrotechnics in Prints and Drawings

Fireworks for the Entry of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria: The Lion, in "Réception de Ö Louis XIII," Lyons, 1623

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Fireworks for the Entry of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria: The Lion, in "Réception de Ö Louis XIII," Lyons, 1623
Pierre Faber (French, active first half of 17th century)
Engraving; 7 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (18.1 x 25.7 cm)
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940 (40.39.1)

Fireworks for the Coronation of Emperor Alexander I, Moscow, September–October 1801

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Fireworks for the Coronation of Emperor Alexander I, Moscow, September–October 1801
Lieutenant-Captain Cheleyev (Russian, active early 19th century)
Watercolor; 12 3/8 x 19 1/8 in. (31.4 x 48.6 cm)
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962 (62.647)

Fireworks for the Marriage of Napoleon, Paris, 10 June 1810

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Fireworks for the Marriage of Napoleon, Paris, 10 June 1810
Edouard Hocquart, publisher (French, b. 1789)
Etching and engraving, hand colored; 11 5/16 x 16 1/8 in. (28.8 x 41.1 cm)
Bequest of Harry G. Friedman, 1967 (67.539.408)

Fireworks Design for the Engagement of Princess Charlotte Augusta of England to William of Orange

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Fireworks Design for the Engagement of Princess Charlotte Augusta of England to William of Orange, about 1813
British, 19th century
Watercolor; 14 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. (36.2 x 59.1 cm)
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963 (63.607.1)

Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge, and Grand Display of Fireworks on Opening Night, May 24, 1883

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Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge, and Grand Display of Fireworks on Opening Night, May 24, 1883
A. Major, publisher
Chromolithograph; 15 3/8 x 24 1/2 in. (39.1 x 62.2 cm)
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection, 1954 (54.90.709)

Fireworks on the Seine during the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900

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Fireworks on the Seine during the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900, seen in Ombres Chinoises, a toy theater
Mauclair-Dacier (French)
Lithograph; 13 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (35.2 x 46.4 cm)
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970 (1970.565.508)

The Girandola at Castel Sant'Angelo

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The Girandola at Castel Sant'Angelo
Francesco Piranesi (Italian, 1756–1810) and Louis-Jean Desprez (French, 1743–1804)
Etching with colored washes; sheet 27 5/8 x 19 in. (70.2 x 48.3 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1969 (69.510)

Peace of 1814 and the Centennial of the House of Brunswick: A View of the Temple of Concord in Green Park

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Peace of 1814 and the Centennial of the House of Brunswick: A View of the Temple of Concord in Green Park
Frederick Calvert (British, active ca. 1814–1844)
Etching and aquatint with watercolors; sheet 16 1/2 x 19 3/8 in. (41.9 x 49.2 cm)
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963 (63.607.2)