[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France] – Antique Wall Art
![[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France], [1783?] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4f/4f2b80050379-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic drawing of [The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]
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Many balloon prints show a launch, but this one records a landing: Jacques Charles's hydrogen globe, flown with Robert, coming down on the plain of Nesle near Beaumont in northern France. The craft had risen from the Tuileries gardens in Paris on December 1, 1783, and traveled roughly 25 miles before setting down. The drawing is possibly by Antoine François Sergent-Marceau, who engraved a companion print of the Tuileries ascent, and its graphite, wash and white highlights give the envelope a soft, luminous look.
| Created / published | [1783?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : graphite, ink wash, opaque white. |
| Genre | engraved by Sergent" and "Sergent |
| Notes | Possibly drawn by Antoine François Sergent-Marceau who engraved a pair of balloon prints Expérience de Charles et Robert dans le jardin des Tiuleries |
| Subjects | et sculp. aqua forti"--typed on accompanying note. Title from accompanying note. Tissandier collection." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,045 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111324 |
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