Content: Inscribed beneath image: Décoration du Feu d'Artifice, Elevé près l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, à l'occasion de la Naissance de Monseigneur le Dauphin, par les Ordres et sous la Prevôté de Mr. de Caumartin; et l'Artifice exécuté en présence de Leurs Majestés, le Lundi vingt-un Janvier mil sept cent quatre-vingt-deux.

Physical Description

Engravings
Extent: Engraving, handcolored, 31.5 x 45 cm.

Abstract

Spectators gathered at an imposing architectural site to witness a celebration of the birth of an heir to the throne. Fire is used as a symbolic element in the ritual.

Languages

French

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906047469-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12169469
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6645e1d0-2971-0133-570f-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image
Text

Date Issued

1782

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Décoration du Feu d'Artifice" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1782. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6645e1d0-2971-0133-570f-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1782). Décoration du Feu d'Artifice Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6645e1d0-2971-0133-570f-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Décoration du Feu d'Artifice" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6645e1d0-2971-0133-570f-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia citation

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