Lithograph of the balloon L'Union with passengers in basket – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Lithograph of the balloon L'Union with passengers in basket, preserved in this antique lithograph. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Lithograph of the balloon L'Union with passengers in basket
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Few people were allowed to leave the ground in the early balloon era, so a print showing passengers crowded into the wicker basket of L'Union records a rare moment. Its subject is the French ballooning craze of the 1800s, when ascents drew large crowds and lithographs spread the images to readers who would never see a flight themselves. Printmakers of the period often reworked the scene from sketches or from accounts of the flight, so the basket, rigging, and passengers may show what the artist expected a voyage to look like as much as what it looked like on the day. Such prints are useful for seeing how the public imagined aerial travel.
| Original scan | 2,946 × 3,590 px · prints to 10 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02466uL'Union |
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