Afbeelding vande konst en vreugde-vuuren voor de kleveniers doelen aengestoken, op den dag vande kroning ter eeren van haer koninglyke Majesteyten van Groot Brittanyen William en Maria tot Amsterdam den 21 April, 1689 = Shouw of bonfires and fireworcks made through [the] Englisch merchants in Amsterdam on [the] coronation day of William [the] 3 and Mary [the] 2d., King & Queen of Great Brittagne, France & Yerland, [the] 21 April, 1689 [graphic] / gemaakt en uyt gegeven door Adriaan Schoonebeek in de Kalverstraat tot Amsterdam.
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Afbeelding vande konst en vreugde-vuuren voor de kleveniers doelen aengestoken, op den dag vande kroning ter eeren van haer koninglyke Majesteyten van Groot Brittanyen William en Maria tot Amsterdam den 21 April, 1689 = Shouw of bonfires and fireworcks made through [the] Englisch merchants in Amsterdam on [the] coronation day of William [the] 3 and Mary [the] 2d., King & Queen of Great Brittagne, France & Yerland, [the] 21 April, 1689 [graphic] / gemaakt en uyt gegeven door Adriaan Schoonebeek in de Kalverstraat tot Amsterdam.
Variant title
Hollstein title: Fireworks in Amsterdam, near the "Kloveniersdoelen" on the day of the crowning of William and Mary, 21 April 1689
Created/published
Amsterdam : [Adriaan Schoonebeek], [1689?]
Description
1 print : etching ; platemark 401 x 537 mm
Associated name
Schoonebeek, Adriaan, 1657 or 1658-1705, printmaker.
O. T. Brook & Co., former owner.
O. T. Brook & Co., former owner.
Material base
paper
Summary
Many boats clustered in the river, with men shooting off fireworks from their decks. Large crowds are gathered on the banks of the river, on roofs of buildings, in smaller boats, and on a bridge to watch the display.
Cited/described in
Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, vol. XXVI, p. 24, no. 3
Genre/form
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Netherlands -- Amsterdam.
Item Details
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ART 236- 026 (size XL)
Folger-specific note
Two collectors' stamps on back; M.V. and O.T. Brook & Co., Sutton, Surrey. Laid paper on wove paper backing.
Folger accession
236026