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Jan Anthonie Langendijk (1780-1818)
A Disastrous Explosion at Leyden, 12 Jan 1807. drawn 1807
26.0 x 40.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 915225
Jan Anthonie Langendijk (1780-1818)
A Disastrous Explosion at Leyden, 12 Jan 1807 drawn 1807
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A watercolour view of a scene beside a canal, with church and houses on the further bank. There is a pile of rubble where some houses have been destroyed by the explosion. The drawing shows the aftermath of the explosion of a powder vessel carrying 10,000lbs of gunpowder, which exploded in Leiden on 12 January 1807. Signed and dated 'J. A. Langendijk ad viv. delin, 14 Januarij, 1807'
Provenance
Purchased by George IV when Prince of Wales, from Colnaghi and Co, 1807 (RA GEO/MAIN/27390, 12 June 1807, '[A drawing] Explosion a Leyden by [Langendyck], £5 5s)
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Measurements
26.0 x 40.0 cm (whole object)
