Title
Plate decorated with the flight of Charles and Robert on 1st December 1783
Caption
Polychrome glazed plate with curved edge, Nevers
First flight in hot-air balloon by Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers, on 1st December 1783
Diameter 23 cm
Muller-Quênot Collection
Info+
Charles the physicist and the Robert brothers invented the hydrogen balloon in 1783. The first free-flying balloon took off from the Champs de Mars on the 27th August 1783. On 1st December 1783, Charles and the youngest of the Robert brothers took off from the Tuileries on board a gas balloon, known as a charlière. They landed in Nesle la Vallée.
Date
18th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_025
License type
Rights managed
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67,8Mb (2,7Mb) / 16,5in x 15,9in / 4961 x 4779 (300dpi)