A woodcut depicting the staged sea battle on the Serpentine in Hyde Park, put on as part of the fair in 1814. Figures are shown walking and sitting in the park, and a horse and carriage is in the foreground

Date:
1814 - 1820
Location:
Hyde Park, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, SW7
Reference:
64R/HYD/1814
Type:
Engraving
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Description

The engraving is entitled 'The Representation of a Sea Fight on the Serpentine River, in commemoration of Peace in 1814'.

The fair in Hyde Park was held in August 1814, and was intended as a three-fold celebration, marking peace in the Napoleonic Wars, the centenary of the House of Hanover in Britain and notable visits from foreign dignitaries.

Content

This is part of the Series: OWS01/15 Mayson Beeton Print Collection; within the Collection: OWS01 Office of Works and Successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Publisher: Batchelar

Keywords

Public Park, Festivals And Fairs, Military, Water Transport