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

Francesco Piranesi|François Jean Sablet

1801–2 · Line engraving with watercolor and gouache, text printed in gold ink · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Francesco Piranesi|François Jean Sablet

Date

1801–2

Medium

Line engraving with watercolor and gouache, text printed in gold ink

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Susan Schulman Printseller Gift, in honor of Catherine Jenkins, and Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2014