Description | Printed plate pasted to mounting board. The board is in poor condition. The print has mild discolouration and foxing. The text reads 'Engraved for the Universal Magazine 1749 for J Hinton at the Kings Arms in St Pauls Church Yard London. This Perspective view of the Illuminations and Fire Works to be Exhibited at St Stephens Green at Dublin in Ireland on the Thanksgiving Day for the General Peace concluded at Aix la Chapelle 1748'. The image depicts a gathering of people in period dress, including dogs, horses and carriages, in front of a fenced area of pyrotechnics. |