Promenades Aériennes (Roller Coasters)
Jean Nicholas Lerouge, French, about 1776 - 1826
after Ambroise-Louis Garneray, French, 1783 - 1857
1817
Engraving on laid paper mounted on board
Plate: 12 7/8 × 19 1/4 in. (32.7 × 48.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Royal I. Blanchard
PR.955.4.1
Publisher
Basset, Rue Saint-Jacques, Paris
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on plate, lower left: Dessine d'apres Nature par L. Garneray / Depose a la Direction des Estampes; center: PROMENADES AERIENNES,/Jardin Baujon./Honore de la Presence de Sa Majeste, le 2 Aout 1817.; right: Grave par Lerouge. / a Paris chez BASSET, rue St. Jacques No. 64.
Provenance
Mrs. Royal I. Blanchard (President Tucker's granddaughter); originally from President Tucker's collection.
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