Folies-Bergère travail merveilleux sur le fil de fer par Fontaine – Historic Print
![Folies-Bergère travail merveilleux sur le fil de fer par Fontaine, Paris : Lith. F. Appel ..., [between 1870 and 1890] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2f/2f141cce7f21-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Folies-Bergère travail merveilleux sur le fil de fer par Fontaine, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A color lithograph advertising a "marvelous wire-walking feat" by a performer named Fontaine, this poster promoted an act at the Folies-Bergère, the Paris music hall that opened in 1869 and built its reputation on variety entertainment. The printer, F. Appel of Paris, produced it sometime between 1870 and 1890, a period when daring aerial performances drew large crowds across France. It belongs to the Tissandier collection, gathered by Gaston Tissandier, a French aeronaut and writer, which links this stage spectacle to the wider public fascination with flight.
| Created / published | Paris : Lith. F. Appel ..., [between 1870 and 1890] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster): lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1870-1890.Performing arts posters French 1870-1890. |
| Notes | Title from item. Tissandier collection. |
| Subjects | Folies-Bergère--People--1870-1890. Aerialists--1870-1890. Balloons (Aircraft)--1870-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,801 × 4,726 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223712 |
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