[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783] – Antique Wall Art
![[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783], [1783?] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5f/5f2acefd8225-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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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of [Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]
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Few early flights drew as much attention as the one recorded here, which shows the departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert from the Jardin des Tuileries on Dec. 1, 1783, and the balloon's landing in a meadow at Nesles. Charles and the Robert brothers had filled their craft with hydrogen, and this was the first crewed ascent in a hydrogen balloon, watched by a large crowd in Paris. The drawing is only tentatively attributed to Antoine François Sergent-Marceau, who engraved a pair of balloon prints of the Tuileries launch. Its graphite, ink wash, white, and gilt suggest a more finished presentation piece made to celebrate the flight.
| Created / published | [1783?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : graphite, ink wash, opaque white, and gilt. |
| Genre | 1 décembre 1783" and "Descente de l'aérostat dans la prairie de Nesles." Title from accompanying note. Tissandier collection. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington |
| Notes | Anonymous engraving on the same lines |
| Subjects | with print entitled 'To the honour of Messrs. Charls and Robert'"--typed on accompanying note. Possibly drawn by Antoine François Sergent-Marceau who engraved a pair of balloon prints "Expérience de Charles et Robert dans le jardin des Tiuleries |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,155 × 1,463 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217076 |
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