Print: Portrait D'apres Nature De Quatre Phisiciens Celebres Volants Sans
Print: Portrait D'apres Nature De Quatre Phisiciens Celebres Volants Sans
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  • Title: Portrait D'apres Nature De Quatre Phisiciens Celebres Volants Sans Ballon, circa 1784
  • Description: French cartoon shows Abbe Miollan as a cat and Janinet with bag of money(?) over his shoulder beating a hasty retreat after the failure of their balloon ascension attempt on July 11, 1784 enraged the crowd of spectators at the Luxembourg gardens in Paris.
  • Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1780-1790, Cats--France--1780-1790
  • 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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