Sujet
The Royal Palace of Laeken, Brussels, destroyed by fire: the Vestibule, 1890. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The Royal Palace of Laeken, Brussels, destroyed by fire: the Vestibule, 1890. 'On New Year's Day...a fire, accidentally caused, broke out in the Royal Palace...which was entirely destroyed...Since the accession of the present reigning family, great additions and improvements have been made in the building; many valuable pictures and a great number of art treasures have been added to the collections; and the library was of considerable importance...in the right wing, on the ground floor, were the Salle des Gobelins, adorned with fine tapestry, the Salle des Maréchaux, and a room formerly reserved for the late Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, as a frequent visitor to the Belgian Royal family... The plate was saved, but all the pictures, statues, and other art collections were destroyed, with many other precious articles, and the library, so that the loss of property is immense...The entrance to the Palace, the grand vestibule, adorned with fine bas-reliefs, the State dining-room, the King's private room, and the conservatory are shown in our Illustrations. We are indebted to a correspondent, Mr. F. Watkins, for the Sketches we have engraved'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A51_092
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
11,3Mo (1,6Mo) / 14,2cm x 20,0cm / 1673 x 2366 (300dpi)