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Robert Laurie|James Whittle

A View of the Temple of Concord Erected in the Green Park, to Celebrate the Glorious Peace of 1814, Exhibiting the Fireworks on the 1st of August

September 9, 1814
Etching and engraving, hand-colored (likely added later)
28.8 × 43.4 cm (11.3 × 17.1 in)

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