Sujet
Portrait of French balloonist Sophie Blanchard during her flight in Milan, Italy, 1811. Artist: Luigi Rados
Légende
Portrait of French balloonist Sophie Blanchard during her flight in Milan, Italy, 1811. Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819) was the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. She made over 60 ascents, surviving losing consciousness, freezing temperatures and almost drowning after landing in a marsh. She became a favourite of Napoleon, who appointed her 'Aeronaut of the Official Festivals' in 1804. The flight in Milan she is pictued making was to commemorate the Emperor's 42nd birthday. Blanchard was killed in 1819 during an exhibition in the Tivoli Gardens in Paris when fireworks she set off ignited the gas in her balloon, causing it to crash. From a private collection.
Date
1811
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images
Notre référence
HRM19D91_087
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,2Mo (2,7Mo) / 29,2cm x 43,1cm / 3446 x 5091 (300dpi)