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Metadata
Title |
"La traverse de la manche / L'Ombre de Napoleon: Si j'avais / en ce Bleriot au Champs de Boulogue, Il y a cent ans !!" |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
96:17.551 |
Description |
Hand painted postcard. Front: Dotted outline of Napoleon standing on the shoreline of France looking into the distance at the coast of England, an airship flies overhead; postage stamp and postmark on left center Verso: Addressed to (stamped): "Monsieur Louis DASPET / 177, Rue Saint-Honore, 177 / PARIS" |
Date |
1909 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-3.5 inches |
Material |
Paper, Gouache, Ink |
Medium |
Gouache |
Search Terms |
Aeronautics Biplanes Drawing Flight--History France Gouache Painting Inventions Postcards |
Provenance |
258 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. |