Caption

Print shows the death of balloonists Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.

Date

1820

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT13A48_457

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,6Mb (9,0Mb) / 17,2in x 13,3in / 5152 x 3976 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mort Pilatre Rosier i.e. Rozier Romain. Tel quils onts etés trouvés chûte. S.l. s.n. 1785 1820 Print shows death balloonists Jean-François Jules Romain Royal Balloon crashed Boulogne France June 15 considered first aerial disaster vintage retro retro styled 19th century 1900s 1800s engraved image engraving engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical 19th century style old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic early nineteenth 19th illustration engraved picture artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art