Hand-colored engraving of the descent of André Jacques Garnerin near the Temple de la Paix on the Champs-Elysées in honor of the ninth anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. A balloon is aloft with observers on the ground. A parachute is descending from the balloon. 'A Paris chez Basset Md. d'Estampes et Fabriquant de Papiers peints, rue St. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins No. 670.' Created by Vanessa Nagengast Date Created 12/19/2014 Source National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Keywords Art Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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