Title
Ascent of Mrs Blanchard in Milan on 15th August 1811
Caption
M.S Blanchard famous aeronaut - in Milan on 15th August 1811
Framed etching (47 x 40 cm)
Muller-Quênot Collection
Info+
In 1808, during it's sixty-sixth flight in the region of La Haye, Mrs Blanchard suffered a stroke, causing him to fall out of the gondola, twenty metres from the ground.
He died the following year.
His spouse Sophie Blanchard took up his mantle and soon towns all over France and Europe called upon her to visit, so that they could see her take off into the skies.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_209
License type
Rights managed
Available size
62,4Mb (4,5Mb) / 14,6in x 16,5in / 4393 x 4961 (300dpi)