Paris L'Ete. N.o 12
Henry. Emy. Imp. d'Aubert & C.ie Chez Aubert Pl. de la Bourse, 29. Lithograph, sheet 340 x 260mm (13½ x 10¼"). Four comic scenes of Paris in the summer; A crowd gathering to depart on a coach,' D'epart pour une petite partie de campagne,' a woman with a huge hat carrying a parasol, 'Une dame qui veut se conserver le teint,' a woman in a hot air balloon, 'M.lle Garnerin repondant aux acclamations d'un public idolatre,' and a man in hunting gear stalking in an unsuitable enviroment, 'Etudes de chasse avant l'ouverture.' Elisa Garnerin (1791-1853) was a French balloonist and parachutist. She was the niece of the pioneer parachutist André-Jacques Garnerin, and took advantage of his name and of the novelty of a woman performing what were at the time extremely daring feats.
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