The Deutsch Prize

print. chromolithograph. portrait. [Alberto Santos-Dumont] 'the Deutsch Prize', Men of the Day No.829 / by Geo.Hum, [London], Vanity Fair 1901 Nov. 14, c40x27cm. Note: Cartoon of dirigible airship "SANTOS. DUMONT. No.6". with Alberto Santos-Dumont HL to R in basket. Airship circuited from Saint-Cloud to Eiffel Tower and back within thirty minutes to win Fr.100,000 from petroleum magnate Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe, 1901 Oct. 19. Powered by gasolene with Buchet motor and propeller, and cigar-shaped Japanese silk to Santos-Dumont's own design (No.6).

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3026646

Title

The Deutsch Prize

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- overall (estimate): 400 x 270 mm