Sujet
People on the Rialto Bridge, c1891. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
People on the Rialto Bridge, c1891. 'Greatest of All Spectacles; Illuminated Aquatic Festivities'. Illustration from the exhibition pamphlet for 'Venice in London', a spectacular show staged by Imre Kiralfy. The entertainment was variously described as 'Venice The Bride of the Sea at Olympia', 'Venice at Olympia', and 'Venice in London'. The event required the import of 100 gondolas from Venice, with Venetian gondoliers. According to 'The Times' newspaper, 4,893,980 people visited the event in its first year.
Date
1891
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM25A07_078
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,8Mo (2,7Mo) / 24,2cm x 30,9cm / 2855 x 3644 (300dpi)