    
Title: First Montgolfiere Balloon Ascent 1783 Description: A painting of the first Montgolfiere balloon ascent which took place at Versailles in 1783 in the presence of Marie Antoinette (November 2, 1755-October 16, 1793), queen of France, and her family; the hot-air balloon carried aloft a cock, a duck, and a sheep, all of which returned safely to earth; it was invented by brothers Joseph-Michael Montgolfier (August 26, 1740-June 26, 1810) and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier (January 6, 1745-August 2, 1799); Category: Marie Antoinette Keywords: air travel, balloons, ducks, France, French queens, hot air balloons, monarchy, queens, queens of France, roosters, sheep. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1500 x 2173 (3.26 MPixels) (1.45) Print Size: 12.7 x 18.4 cm; 5.0 x 7.2 inches File Size: 9.35 MB (9,807,924 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000259030c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
