Sujet
A gentleman with a lightning rod umbrella
Légende
A gentleman with a lightning rod umbrella, a fad in late eighteenth-century Europe particularly in Paris. The concept that inspired the fashion was that a lightning bolt would strike the Franklin-designed protective device instead of the person, and then the electricity would travel down a small metal chain into the ground harmlessly. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published 1870.
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/Ken Welsh
Notre référence
UMG20B19_097
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
55,3Mo (7,5Mo) / 29,2cm x 47,4cm / 3449 x 5601 (300dpi)