Rival Balloons – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Rival Balloons comes to life in this historic image, 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.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Rival Balloons
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The title suggests a contest between two craft, a theme that fits France, where crewed ballooning began in the 1780s. Early flights from Paris quickly became public spectacles, and rival designs competed for attention: the hot-air balloons of the Montgolfier brothers and the hydrogen-filled craft of Jacques Charles and his collaborators. Pictures of paired balloons were a popular way to convey the excitement of this new sport and the national pride attached to it. Look closely at the balloons' shapes and the crowd below to judge how the scene was meant to feel.
| Original scan | 3,881 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02323uRival balloons |
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