Print, Engraving on Paper

A crowd of men and women around a downed balloon and a talking man. A man on a horse-drawn carriage is at the side of the talking man. In the foreground of the image, at the edge of the crowd, is a man on a horse. The background of the image shows trees, hills, and a cloudy sky. Blanchard had ascended from the Champ de Mars in Paris at Noon on 2 March 1784. The print show his landing at Billancourt an hour and forty-five minutes later.