Catalogue 110 is here!
 
  A  Representation of  the Royal Fire-Work perform'd by the directions of  Coll. Hopkey and  Coll. Borgard on the River of Thames near Whitehall,  y.e 7.th of July  1713. being y.e day appointed for a publick  Thanksgiving for the General  Peace.              B. Lens fec. et exc.             [n.d. 1713]               Extremely rare & fine mezzotint. 520 x 410mm (20½ x  16"). Trimmed  to plate mark. Horizontal centre fold crease with minor  creasing and  scratches across the image. Small nicks to the edges. Loss  to bottom  left corner filled in with ink.            An  architectural  facade of paired columns adorned with statues and the  royal crest.  Fireworks burst into the sky in the background as well as  on the Thames  in the foreground. The statues take the allegorical form  of Prudence,  Temperance, Fortitude, Justice, Courage, Victory, Peace  and Conduct. The  year of peace, or Anno Pacis, refers to the Peace of  Utrecht signed in  April 1713 by Queen Anne, Louis ...