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Balloon designs by Charles & Robert and Montgolfier
Balloon designs by Charles and Robert (1, 5) and the Montgolfier Brothers (2, 3, 4). No. 3 ascended from Versailles. No. 4 ascended from the Chateau de la Muette. No. 5 ascended from the Tuileries Gardens. With a vignette of Jupiter giving the crown to the Montgolfiers. Mercury is shown distraught at the fear of losing his job (ie as a flying messenger of the gods). Below is an allegorical female figure representing the River Seine, from where the pioneers ascended. The Latin motto reads: Stat Sine Morte Decus -- their honour is immortal.
circa 1780s
Media ID 7475433
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1780s Allegorical Allegory Ascended Ballooning Brothers Chateau Fear Giving Gods Honour Immortal Invented Invention Jupiter Latin Losing Mercury Messenger Montgolfier Morte Motto Muette Mythology Pioneer Pioneering Pioneers Seine Sine Tuileries Versailles Vignette
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