Der Einzug der Königlichen Völker in Neu Yorck–L'Entré triumphale de Troupes royales a Nouvelle Yorck (The Triumphal Entry of Royal Troops into New York)
Artist and engraver Franz Xavier Habermann German
Not on view
In this imaginary view of colonial New York, British represents troops marching down the street after retaking the city from American revolutionaries in 1776. The architecture is based on European sources and the work is part of a series first engraved in Augsburg by Habermann, then quickly copied by publishers in Paris. It was intended to be projected onto a wall or screen using a "magic lantern" optical device that used candles and mirrors. Related prints were known as "Vue d'Optiques."
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