BARABÁS, Miklós
(1810, Kézdimárkosfalva - 1898, Budapest)

Laying the Foundation-stone of the Chain Bridge

1864
Oil on canvas, 275 x 397 cm
Historical Picture Gallery, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest

The event took place on 24th August 1842. However, Barabás executed the painting in 1864 for the commission of Count Simon Sina. The painter used his earlier sketches. There is also a surviving ink drawing by which the persons on the painting can be identified.


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