The Ricky Jay Collection
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Lot 336
[TIGHT ROPE] Vue de la Décoration du Feu D’Artifice Et de l...
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
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[TIGHT ROPE] Vue de la D?coration du Feu D?Artifice Et de la Loge de L??tat Major. [Paris, ca. 1811]. Hand-colored engraving of Sieur Furioso, a tightrope walker, perched on one foot above the Seine, with onlookers surrounding him from all vantage points, including below, in several boats. The emperor Napoleon?s tent, erected on a barge, is also prominent in the scene, as the event was staged, in concert with a fireworks display, both as a celebration of the emperor?s birthday, but also to commemorate the peace struck between Prussia and Russia. 9 ? x 15 ??. Scattered old folds, faint soiling, and mounting remnants to verso.
