Illuminations at the Hôtel de Ville, with Fireworks from the Belfry

People:

Jacob Harrewyn (etcher)

Title:

Illuminations at the Hôtel de Ville, with Fireworks from the Belfry

Date:

printed between 1717 and 1719

Description:

- To manifest the consolidation of his power over the Low Countries, the Emperor Charles VI of Austria staged triumphal entries for his representative into Brussels and Ghent in 1717. During six days of ceremonies and festivities, the main market place was transformed several times. This print (DR1982:0244) depicts the illuminations in front of the Hôtel de Ville on the night of October 18th. Three pyramids of great height, decked with lanterns and ornaments were illuminated, and rockets and sprays erupted from the top of the adjacent belfry. The illuminations continued for three days.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Technique and media:

Etching with burin work

Dimensions:

plate mark: 46.6 x 68.6 cm sheet: 54.2 x 74.6 cm

Reference number:

DR1982:0244

Method of Projection:

perspective drawing
pictorial drawing

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Fifth of six large folding plates removed from a book, this one printed on two sheets joined vertically.

Inscription:

signed - by the etcher, in the plate below the image, l.r.: "J. Harrewÿn fecit aquâ forti et sculpsit ferro Brux:"

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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