Le Geant, Champ de Mars, October 18, 1863, probably printed 1880/89. Creator: Nadar.

Le Geant, Champ de Mars, October 18, 1863, probably printed 1880/89. Creator: Nadar.

2-841-900 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Le Geant, Champ de Mars, October 18, 1863, probably printed 1880/89. Crowds at the launch of The Giant, a balloon commissioned by French photographer Nadar and built by Eugène Godard. It was 60 metres (196 ft) high and had a capacity of 6,000 cubic metres (210,000 cubic ft). Gelatin silver printing out paper print.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Nadar: French: Journalist, photographer, artist, caricaturist, author, printmaker, writer

Medium
  1. Gelatin silver printing out paper print
  2. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe France Île-de-France Paris

  1. 48 52 00 N , 002 20 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Artistic Representations Landscapes

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4833x4960
File Size : 70,230kb


Aliases

  1. 1988.157.60
  1. 92202
  1. 1000002908
  1. 1988.157.60
  1. 2-841-900
  1. 2841900

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