Title
Plate tribute to the Montgolfier brothers
Caption
Plate made from Digoin-Sarreguemines faience
Tribute to Montgolfier brothers - first balloon voyage 21 November 1783
End of 19th century
20.5 cm Diameter
Collection Muller-Quênot
Info+
From November 1782, the Montgolfier brothers carried out different aerostatic experiments in Arronay, Vivarais, then in Paris. On 19th September 1783 a balloon rose up into the court d'honneur of the Château de Versailles carrying with it a sheep, rooster and a duck in a wicker basket. On 21st November 1783 at the Château de la Muette in Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and the marquis d’Arlandes rose up into the air. They flew over Paris and landed in the clos Payen in flan de coteau de la Butte in Cailles, Paris. The profiles of Etienne and Josephe-Michel Montgolfier both appear on a medal.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_016
License type
Rights managed
Available size
36,1Mb (3,2Mb) / 11,9in x 11,7in / 3584 x 3520 (300dpi)