Sujet

Chinese bridge and pagoda, St James's Park, Westminster, London, 1814. Artist: Anon

Légende

Chinese bridge and pagoda, St James's Park, Westminster, London, 1814. View of the bridge and pagoda from the canal, St James's Park. The bridge and pagoda wer erected in the park in commemoration of the 'Glorious Peace of 1814'. The pagoda which was illuminated with gas lights, caught fire on the last day of the festival, and collapsed into the lake, killing two men and some swans.

Date

1814

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B02_499

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,3Mo (1,6Mo) / 32,8cm x 23,1cm / 3878 x 2732 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation water park London England people boat boats country lake China Chinese bridge geography canal pagoda war Westminster location century concept B&W MONOCHROME 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W nineteenth century City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery geographical feature Napoleonic Wars peace celebration St James's Park TGN aquatint Anon Anonymous