Painting, Watercolor on Paper, THE 2ND AERIAL JOURNEY (HYDROGEN BALLOON) CHARLES ET ROBERT JU. 1, 1783. VUE PRISE DE LA TERRASSE DES FEUILLANTS.
Watercolor on paper of Charles and Robert during their second ascension in a hydrogen balloon on July 1, 1783. Image shows the balloon aloft over a crowd of spectators with buildings in the background. Handwritten note with the painting says that the image is the view from the terrace of the Feuillants.
Created by
Vanessa Nagengast
Date Created
04/29/2015
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Art
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