Caption

Rise of the world's first hydrogen balloon, on August 27, 1783 on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century model, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

Date

Feb 05, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26C25_249

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

99.6Mb (10.8Mb) / 24.1in x 16.1in / 7217 x 4825 (300dpi)

Keywords

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