Grandes fêtes aérostatitiques le mardi 14 juillet 1868 gayant s'élevant dans les airs. – Historic Print
![Grandes fêtes aérostatitiques le mardi 14 juillet 1868 gayant s'élevant dans les airs., Douai [France] : Imp. H. Legros, Typographie Mme Ceret-Carpentier, 1868. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/aa/aa055c7e6b4a-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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This rare vintage poster captures Grandes fêtes aérostatitiques le mardi 14 juillet 1868 gayant s'élevant dans les airs. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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This poster shows a giant figure, or gayant, rising into the air alongside a balloon named Le Jupiter, part of festivities advertised for 14 July 1868 in Douai, northern France. Carried giant figures were a long-standing tradition in towns of the region, and pairing one with a balloon ascent made a playful draw for a fête. The hand-colored lithograph and printed text reflect the caricature and spectacle typical of 1860s posters, when public balloon ascents were a popular marvel.
| Created / published | Douai [France] : Imp. H. Legros, Typographie Mme Ceret-Carpentier, 1868. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, hand-colored, and letterpress text. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1860-1870.Posters French 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Balloon on left identified as Le Jupiter". Hand-colored lithograph mounted on letterpress poster. Bella C. Landauer collection. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1964:R1." |
| Subjects | Balloons (Aircraft)--France--Douai--1860-1870. Circus performers--France--Douai--1860-1870. Giants--France--Douai--1860-1870. Caricatures--French--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,530 × 3,626 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223565 |
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