Print: Etienne Et Joseph Montgolfier, Freres. Nes A Annonay En Vivaraes
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  • Title: Etienne Et Joseph Montgolfier, Freres. Nes A Annonay En Vivaraes i.e. Vivarais, Inventeurs En Societe Du Globe Aerostatique, circa 1780
  • Description: Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists; after the gold medal designed by Houdon. Two images below portrait show "Projet d'un Monument a elever a Mr. Charles" in Paris and "Cartes des premieres Voyages aerostatiques," a map of the region where many balloon flights took place.
  • Creator: Thoenert, Medardus, 1754-1814, etcher
  • Subjects: Balloonists--French--1780-1810, Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne,--1745-1799, Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel,--1740-1810
  • Collection: Tissandier Collection. The collection contains items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890.
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