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Antique Master Print-AEROSTATIC-EXPERIENCE-BLANCHARD-LILLE-ETCHING-Helman-Watteau-1785

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€345.00

‘”LA QUATORZIEME EXP?RIENCE AEROSTATIQUE DE M. BLANCHARD ACCOMPAGN? DU CHEVALIER LEPINARD FAITE ? LILLE EN FLANDRE, LE 26 AO?T 1785. DEDI?E ? MESSIEURS LES MAGISTRATS DE LA VILLE DE LILLE EN FLANDRE.”‘

– A large gathering of spectators in a military parade-like setting, watching the ascension of Jean-Pierre Blanchard’s hot air balloon. Soldiers are lined up in formation, while onlookers observe from tents and the surrounding fields. The background features the cityscape of Lille, with prominent churches and buildings.

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Description

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 21.5 x 34 cm (8.46 x 13.39 inch). Image size: 21.5 x 34 cm. (8.46 x 13.39 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Minor foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BALLOONING, JEAN-PIERRE BLANCHARD, AERONAUTICS, 18TH-CENTURY AVIATION, LILLE, FRANCE, SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS, HISTORY OF FLIGHT, HELMAN, WATTEAU | EXPO-504 (FRENCH)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Tissandier Collection, Library of Congress (USA), Prints and Photographs Division. LCCN: 2002736271.

Biography engraver: Isidore Stanislas Helman (1743-1806) was a French engraver, known for his historical scenes and depictions of important French events.

Biography artist: Louis Watteau (1731-1798), a professor at the Academy of Lille, was known for his paintings and engravings of historical and genre scenes.

Additional information

Dimensions 34 × 21 × 1 cm

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