Print, Lithograph on Paper, M. GARNERIN

Portrait of M. Garnerin, July 5, 1802. Portrait of André-Jacques Garnerin. Drawing of the head and shoulders profile of A.J. Garnerin, a French balloonist and parachutist. He is depicted with windblown hair amongst a number of gadgets such as a compass, a protractor, an open book and a bottle of acid. His head is bordered by an elaborate frame topped with the French and British flags. Garnerin was the inventor of the frameless parachute, which he achieved through much experimentation with umbrella shaped parachutes. He also made the first jump out of a balloon with a silk parachute. This portrait drawn and engraved by Edward Hawke Locker, from a sketch made on their Aerial Voyage. July 5, 1802.