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Achille-Isidore Gilbert

Coronation of Alexander II, Moscow 1856

$10

Achille-Isidore Gilbert

Coronation of Alexander II, Moscow , 1856

Color Lithography

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A sky full of gold and a crowd dressed to see it! Gilbert captures the chaos and choreography of a 19th-century firework display: sparks fly, horses rear, top hats tilt, and everyone’s craning upward. It’s not just a show - it’s a scene.

Currently held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and part of ArdorU’s Fireworks collection.

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