Descente de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Charles et Robert – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Descente de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Charles et Robert, a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Descente de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Charles et Robert
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Jacques Alexandre César Charles and M. N. Robert are shown landing in this hand-colored etching, with spectators gathered around the craft. The two men had lifted off from the Tuileries in Paris in December 1783 in a hydrogen balloon, the first crewed flight of its kind, and the scene here celebrates that achievement. Charles, a physicist, planned the flight, and Robert, a mechanic, worked with him on the apparatus. The record dates the print only tentatively, so it is best read as a near-contemporary depiction of the event.
| Medium | 1 print : etching, hand-colored. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1783?] |
| Subjects | Charles, Jacques Alexandre César,--1746-1823. Robert, M. N. Balloon ascensions--France--1780-1790. Balloons (Aircraft)--France--1780-1790. Spectators--France--1780-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,208 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-108545 |
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