Colored etching of Charles and Robert's balloon ascending from the garden of the Thuilleries in December 1783. A crowd of spectators is on the ground. The multiple colors on the balloon is inaccurate. 'A. Sergene [illegible] sculp. Aqua forti 1783.' 'A Paris chez Tillard Graveur, Quai des Grands Augustins, Maison de M. Debure Fils Aîné, Libraire.' Created by Vanessa Nagengast Date Created 01/27/2015 Source National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Keywords Art Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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