ALPINE PANORAMA EXHIBITED
[Drop-head title:] Under the patronage of her most gracious majesty, his royal highness prince albert, &c. Royal surrey zoological gardens, The summer season at this Favourite place of Fashionable Resort will commence on monday, may 13th, 1850, tuesday, 14th, wednesday, 15th, thursday, 16th and be continued on each of those days throughout the Season. First representation of an entirely new-modelled dioramic picture, representing the passage of the alps by napoleon & his army, the largest picture in the world...
[London].
J. W. Peel, [1850].
Dimensions 450 x 290 mm.
Single leaf broadside. Central old vertical fold, two old horizontal folds. A trifle dampstained.
An apparently unrecorded broadside advertising the exhibition, at the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, of an 'entirely new-modelled dioramic picture', a grand panorama painted by artist George Danson (1799-1881) depicting the army of Napoleon crossing the Alps during the Italian campaign of 1800, purportedly 'the largest picture in the world'.
The colossal scene served as a backdrop for spectacular evening entertainments, including a 'pyrotechnic tableau' illustrating the celebrated equestrian portrait of Napoleon at the Saint Bernard Pass by Jacques-Louis David, and concluding with a 'gorgeous display of fireworks'.
Unrecorded by OCLC and COPAC.
£ 500.00
Antiquates Ref: 30476
The colossal scene served as a backdrop for spectacular evening entertainments, including a 'pyrotechnic tableau' illustrating the celebrated equestrian portrait of Napoleon at the Saint Bernard Pass by Jacques-Louis David, and concluding with a 'gorgeous display of fireworks'.
Unrecorded by OCLC and COPAC.
