Grof Széchenyi Istvan Béla fiaval megtekinti az épülő Lánchidat, Károly Sterio, 1848

Count istván széchenyi with his son béla inspects the chain bridge under construction (drawing by károly sterio, colored lithograph, installation of the last chain link began on july 18, 1848 during the construction of the chain bridge. In each of the three bridge openings, four chains had to be pulled up. Eleven went without a problem, but the last one had an accident. One of the chain links of the chain winding up the chain snapped, the chain fell on the floating platform, which it broke and then fell into the danube. The people watching the operation from the stand, including istván széchenyi, also fell into the danube. Date: 1848.