Descente d'Absalon par Miss Stena – Antique Wall Art
![Descente d'Absalon par Miss Stena, Amst[erdam] (Holland) : Faddegon & Co., lith., [between 1880 and 1900] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/87/877780515813-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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Descente d'Absalon par Miss Stena comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Descente d'Absalon par Miss Stena
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This poster is distinguished by its title, "Descente d'Absalon par Miss Stena," which names a descent performed by an aerialist identified only as Miss Stena. The French title and the Amsterdam imprint from Faddegon & Co. show that the act was advertised to European audiences in the late nineteenth century, when balloon ascents and aerial stunts drew large crowds to fairs, circuses, and public gardens. Such posters were bold chromolithographs meant to be seen from a distance, using bright color to promise spectacle. The print came from the Tissandier collection, gathered by people interested in the history of flight, and it preserves the popular entertainment culture surrounding early aeronautics.
| Created / published | Amst[erdam] (Holland) : Faddegon & Co., lith., [between 1880 and 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1880-1900.Circus posters 1880-1900. |
| Notes | Title from item. Tissandier collection. |
| Subjects | Aerialists--1880-1900. Circuses & shows--1880-1900. Balloons (Aircraft)--1880-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 1,818 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224012 |
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