Striped hot-air balloon lifting a winged flying woman, engraving – Historic Print
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Striped hot-air balloon lifting a winged flying woman, engraving comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Striped hot-air balloon lifting a winged flying woman, engraving
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A striped balloon rises beneath a winged woman who seems to be carrying it skyward, a pairing that turns the new machine into an allegory of human ambition. Engravings of this kind date from the years after the Montgolfier brothers' hot-air balloon first carried people aloft in France in 1783, when the sight of a flying craft was still astonishing. Such images often cast aviation as glory or triumph, and the figure here follows that convention of personifying the achievement. Note how the striped envelope became a favorite motif of the period, recognizable even in small prints.
| Original scan | 3,324 × 4,201 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02493u |
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