{"product_id":"the-electrical-exhibition-at-paris-tramway-electric-boat-musical-automata-and-more-the-graphic-1881","title":"The Electrical Exhibition at Paris: Tramway, Electric Boat, Musical Automata and More — The Graphic, 1881","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Future on Display — \u003cem\u003eThe Graphic\u003c\/em\u003e, 1881\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis original wood engraving, published in \u003cem\u003eThe Graphic\u003c\/em\u003e in 1881, documents the \u003cstrong\u003eParis Electrical Exhibition of 1881\u003c\/strong\u003e — the first international exposition devoted entirely to electricity, and a defining moment in the public understanding of a technology that was about to transform the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scenes are a vivid inventory of the electrical future as it appeared to a dazzled Victorian public: the \u003cstrong\u003eSiemens electrical tramway\u003c\/strong\u003e running from the exhibition to the Place de la Concorde via overhead wires; a \u003cstrong\u003ephotographic saloon\u003c\/strong\u003e where portraits were taken by electric light; \u003cstrong\u003eM. Trouvé's electric boat\u003c\/strong\u003e circling the moat around the great lighthouse; and a remarkable set of \u003cstrong\u003eelectrical musicians\u003c\/strong\u003e, including mechanical piano fingers controlled by the performer at any distance — prompting \u003cem\u003eThe Graphic\u003c\/em\u003e to observe that Liszt could henceforth tour the world without leaving his own home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist also captures the human comedy of the exhibition: visitors bewildered by galleries of simultaneously ringing bells; the crackle of sparks from the old cylinder machine; and a visitor being electrified in a modern contrivance, to the great amusement of the crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Graphic\u003c\/em\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1881\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scenes from the Paris Electrical Exhibition — Siemens tramway, electric boat, photographic saloon, musical automata, electrical demonstrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original wood engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 28 × 40 cm (11 × 16 inches)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScan:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350 dpi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original antique print — age-toning consistent with period. Any slight tears along the edges of the original print will be repaired using acid-free archival tape. No original prints will be sold where there is damage to the principal image area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional piece for collectors of the history of technology, Victorian science, or Paris exhibition history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenpismire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48007381352674,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/5905\/7122\/files\/Pariselectricalexhibition1881_0001.jpg?v=1783553574","url":"https:\/\/tenpismire.com\/products\/the-electrical-exhibition-at-paris-tramway-electric-boat-musical-automata-and-more-the-graphic-1881","provider":"tenpismire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}