French engineer and aviator (1872-1936) who made the first crossing of a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when he flew across the English Channel in 1909. Exceptional vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 head-and-shoulders portrait of Bleriot by Buizard of Paris, affixed to the original 11.75 x 14.75 studio mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in French in black ink, "L. Bleriot…1909." In fine condition, with a few small, light stains. On July 25, 1909, Bleriot was given a £1,000 reward from the London Daily Mail for piloting his Bleriot XI, a monoplane with a 25-horsepower engine, across the English Channel from Calais, France, to Dover, England. This tremendous feat resulted in his immediate celebrity as well as his emergence as one of the era's leading aircraft pilots and manufacturers. An incredibly sharp image taken in the year of his historic flight.
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