The Montgolfier balloon taking off

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Manner of Rene Jean Le Moine
The Montgolfier balloon taking off
inscribed 'Pilâtre de Rozier et Marquis d'Arlandes dans le Ballon Montgolfier.' (along the bottom edge)
oil on panel
23½ x 15½ in. (59.8 x 38.1 cm.)

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Lot Essay

In November 1783, Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes became the first people to take part in a manned balloon flight. Their air balloon was constructed in 1782 by Joseph Michel Montgolfier and his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier, and was lifted by lighting a couldren of paper beneath it.

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