The Disaster at the Ball Given by the Austrian Embassy in Paris, 1810, Robert Alexander Hillingford, 1897

On 1 july 1810, a fire broke out during the ball given to celebrate the recent wedding of napoleon and marie-louise of austria. Object Type: painting. Date: 1897. Dimensions: height: 45 in (114.3 cm); width: 68 in (172.7 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Private collection. Hillingford - The Disaster at the Ball Given by the Austrian Embassy in Paris, 1810