Specificaties
| Length (m) | 10.05 m |
| Width (cm) | 52 cm |
| Repeat (cm) | 61 cm |
Product details
This hot air balloon motif is characteristic of the "balloon mania" that swept through the decorative arts after the Montgolfier brothers' first flights in 1783. The arabesque panel is a recreation of the balloon flown from the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris on the first of December of that year, with two figures waving banners. The original was woodblock-printed on joined paper, probably by the Reveillon factory, whose gardens were used as the take-off site in test flights by Etienne Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier. It is printed on a plain background or on Gisors stripes.
Collection: Braquenie
Composition: Papier intisse
Style: 18th century style
Type: Historical documents
Technical information: Weight: 70 gr, Width: 52.00 cm / 20.47 inch
Type of repeat: Vertical 61.00 cm / 24.00 inch
Length of the roll: 10.05 m / 11.00 yard
