Title
Seal of a Russian prince
Caption
Seal of a Russian prince showing the hydrogen balloon invented by Charles and Robert in 1783.
Gold and cornelian engraving (3.7 x 4.2 cm)
Muller-Quênot Collection
See also MQR10A00_230
Info+
This seal is a chatelaine item belonging to a Russian prince.
On the other side is the hydrogen balloon invented by Charles and Robert in 1783.
Charles the physicist and the Robert brothers invented the hydrogen balloon in 1783.
The first "free balloon" rose over the Champs de Mars on 27th August 1783. On 1st December 1783 at the Tuileries, Charles and the youngest of the Robert brothers took off into the air on board a gas balloon. They landed in Nesle la Vallée.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_125
License type
Rights managed
Available size
81,3Mb (3,7Mb) / 19,7in x 16,1in / 5902 x 4815 (300dpi)