Bukarest.

Title

Bukarest.

Description

Beautiful view of the city Bucharest in Romania.

ca. 1845

Artist

Heawood (1851-1901)

Little is known about Thomas Heawood's biography. He was around 1851 as well as William French v.a. worked for Albert Henry Payne (Leipzig) (hence the dating). Worked as engraver between 1850-1911.

Historical Description

Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. Bucharest's history alternated periods of development and decline from the early settlements in antiquity until its consolidation as the national capital of Romania late in the 19th century. First mentioned as the Citadel of București in 1459, it became the residence of the famous Wallachian prince Vlad III the Impaler. The Ottomans appointed Greek administrators (Phanariotes) to run the town from the 18th century. A short-lived revolt initiated by Tudor Vladimirescu in 1821 led to the end of the rule of Constantinople Greeks in Bucharest. Bucharest finally became the permanent location of the Wallachian court after 1698. In 1862, after Wallachia and Moldavia were united to form the Principality of Romania, Bucharest became the new nation's capital city.