Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
"Bruxelles" |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
96:17.544 |
Description |
Hand painted postcard. Front: Bearded man (Léopold II) wearing cap and glasses, smoking cigar while piloting a plane over Brussels; Belgian flag in background; postage stamp and postmark on right Verso: Addressed to (stamped): "Monsieur Louis DASPET / ABLON (Seine-et-Oise)" |
Date |
1909 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-3.5 inches |
Material |
Paper, Gouache, Ink |
Medium |
Gouache |
Search Terms |
Aeronautics Airplanes Brussels (Belgium) Drawing Flight France Gouache Painting Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909 Men Politicians Postcards |
Provenance |
251 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. |