02548uAscension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars – Historic Print
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This historic image of 02548uAscension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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02548uAscension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars
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The title names the aeronaut, Madame Garnerin, and the date, 28 March, which places this ascent in the spring of 1802. She was the wife of André-Jacques Garnerin, who had made a celebrated parachute descent from a balloon over Paris in 1797. Women taking to the air as passengers or pilots were still rare in this period, only about two decades after the Montgolfier brothers' first crewed flights in 1783. Prints like this one, made soon after the event, show how Parisians followed balloon ascents as public spectacles, with crowds gathering to watch the launch and the rising craft.
| Created / published | 1802 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 4,030 × 2,851 px · prints to 13 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 02548uAscension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars 1802 |
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