Bonvallet, L. (Louis), approximately 1748-1818, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1785]
Call Number:
785.01.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene in rural France: A farmer holding onto a plow drawn by a team of oxen, shepherds with their sheep, and a man fishing in a stream, all look up in astonishment at the air balloon overhead. This print references the third flight of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, his second with American John Jeffries and the first flight over the English Channel
Alternative Title:
Premier passager aerien de la mer and Dedié à Mr. Blanchard, pensioné du roi, citoyen de Calais
Description:
Title etched below image., Dedication etched above title: Dedié à Mr. Blanchard, Pensioné de Roi, Citoyen de Calais., "Avec Privilege du Roi"--Following imprint., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Six lines of verse, signed "Basset" at the end, in two columns below title: Le Pécheur qui sur l'eau tenait son bras tendu ...
Publisher:
Chez Basset rue St. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins
Subject (Geographic):
France.
Subject (Name):
Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809. and Jeffries, John, 1745-1819.
“Zusters van Liefde van Jezus en Maria, Gent. 9 – Neder-Kongo. Schamele nederzetting van Palabala in de omgeving van Matadi.” A few buildings in a small village near Matadi are depicted. The caption and name of the publisher “Ern. Thill, Brussel.” are printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
"India - Serie Iia - 19. Macina per la calce." Three teenage boys drive a pair of animals to mill lime. The back of the postcard indicates that it was published in Milan, Italy. There is a handwritten note on the back.
"Indes. - Une Vue D'Ootacamund [Udagamandalam]." A view of Udagamandalam shows a river, windmills, some people, trees, and a fence. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
"Rue de la ville d'Abetifi." Men women and children are shown on the main street of a village. Several shade trees line the street. Thatched roof dwellings are seen extending into the distance on both sides of the street.
