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Image number: RS.9957
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Firework display depicting St George fighting the dragon
Date
1635
Object type
Library reference
25892
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 95mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Description
'How to represent S. George fighting with a Dragon in fire on the Line'. Figure 11B from the book Pyrotechnia; or, A discourse of artificiall fire-works, by John Babington, (London, 1635).
Object history
Babington's book is the first description of recreational fireworks in English.
Associated place