Additional Makers
Publisher - Charles Bance (Bance jeune); Print maker - Jean Nicolas Lerouge
Description
The 'aerial walks', a roller-coaster built in 1817 in Paris, with two tracks curving down on either side of a central tower; several figures strolling around in the foreground; in the background, at right, a mill; after Garneray; second state, after alterations and addition of a line of inscription. 1817. Etching with hand-colouring.
Inscription
Lettered with title in French followed by 'Honoré de la Présence de Sa Majesté le 2 Aout 1817". With "Dessiné d'après Nature par L.Garneray / Gravé par Lerouge / Déposé à la Direction des Estampes / A Paris au Jardin Baujon, et chez Ch. Bance, Rue J.J.Rousseau"
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
8e arrondissement, Paris, France
Country
France
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
People & Society
