Saturday, July 21, 2012

One of the designs for transparencies made in celebration of the...







One of the designs for transparencies made in celebration of the restoration of independence to Hanover in 1813 and of the return of Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, to that city; Britannia, with laurel-wreathed trident and refulgent shield, steps ashore followed by Plenty, a boat manned by English sailors puts off to the ship ‘Concordia’ seen beyond. 1813


Drawn by Johann Heinrich Ramberg


the British Museum




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