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G. L. Lahde: Vor Frue Taarns Brand (The Fire of the Church of Our Lady).
Department of Maps, Prints, and Photographs, Da. hist. bl. 2º

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On the third day of the English bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 the steeple of the Church of Our Lady was set on fire. It burned down and fell to the ground after some hours. Here the fire is seen from the neighbouring street Landemærket.
Coloured print by G.L. Lahde (1765-1833) from a painting made by C.W. Eckersberg (1783-1853) in 1807.

37.4 x 25.4 cm.
49.3 x 35.7 cm.

See also “The Bombed Book”.


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