The Russian Mountains, Les Montagnes Russes, Paris, 1812

Fashionable couple at the Russian Mountains rollercoaster, Les Montagnes Russes a Belleville, built in 1812. (The first switchback, Year VII, 1799). Handcoloured lithograph by R.V. after an illustration by Francois Courboin from Octave Uzanne's Fashion in Paris, William Heinemann, London, 1898

1812 Bicorn Breeches Courboin Directoire Directory Esthetics Habit Hussar Masked Masquerade Medival Montagnes Octave Russes Uzanne

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