Caption

Jacob Degen with the ornithopter invented in 1807. The construction used human-operated wingbeats with levers and foot pedals, aviation history, reproduction of a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, nostalgically colored

Date

Jun 05, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H25_064

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

58.5Mb (19.5Mb) / 21.1in x 10.7in / 6338 x 3224 (300dpi)

Keywords

no people black old-fashioned obsolete date history story drawing lever accurate construction classic illustration depiction aviation antiquity historic dyed old restored contemporary nostalgia drawn retro colorized file authentic woodcut restoration former nostalgic vintage sketch printing method replication 19th century Historic illustration Wood engraving colouring Aviation history deserted oldfashioned outdated tale precise classical representation Aviation industry ancient times historical coloured Retro style colourized real xylograph reconstruction nineteenth century Historical illustration nobody old fashioned antiquated exact colored realistic woodprint reproduction 1900s outmoded out of date genuine replica copy dates stories drawings levers constructions illustrations depictions Altertum files woodcuts restorations formerly printing methods 19th-century Historic illustrations classically historically reconstructions Historical illustrations replicas no one on black depicting historical image history image history images oldest restoration work vintage-styled representing