Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"L'aerostate "Le Geant" de Nadar / 1863" |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
96:17.518 |
Description |
Hand painted postcard. Front: Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the hot air balloon ""Le Géant" ("The Giant") flown by French photographer and journalist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-1910). A proponent of manned flight, Tournachon (better known by the pseudonym "Nadar") commissioned the prominent balloonist Eugène Godard to construct Le Géant in 1863. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled Album Gravures et Cartes-Postales: Vieux Paris Types Petits Métiers et Cris De La Rue (1909). Verso: Addressed to (stamped): "Monsieur Louis DASPET / 177, Rue Saint-Honore, 177 / PARIS"; correspondence (handwritten): "octobre 1909 / aquarelle / carte originale / aerostation" (October 1909 / watercolor / original card / ballooning) |
Date |
1909 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-3.5 inches |
Material |
Paper, Watercolor, Ink |
Medium |
Watercolor Paint |
Search Terms |
Aeronautics Airships Flight France Godard, Eugène, 1827-1890 Hot air balloons Molynk, A. Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910 Postcards Watercolor painting |
Provenance |
225 of 264 hand painted postcards and 7 larger engravings, originally compiled in a scrapbook entitled: "Album Gavures et Cartes-Postales: Viex Paris Types Petites Metiers et Cris De La Rue" Donald and Mildred Othmer purchased the book for 2500 Francs. The book was bequeathed to the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |