Caption

The picture shows a historic moment in aviation: the first manned free flight in a hot air balloon. On November 21, 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François d'Arlandes took off from Paris on this historic flight. The balloon was a Montgolfier developed by the Montgolfier brothers, 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_251

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

69.6Mb (5.1Mb) / 15.0in x 18.0in / 4506 x 5398 (300dpi)

Keywords

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