Montgolfier Collection

Montgolfier 1st Flight
The first manned ascent - Pilatre de Rozier and the marquis d Arlandes make history in a hot-air Montgolfiere

Montgolfier balloon in flight over Paris
First manned balloon ascent, made in the presence of the Dauphin, from the Jardin de la Muette, Paris, under the direction of Montgolfier

Montgolfier Ist Manned
Intrepid pioneers PILATRE DE ROZIER and the marquis D ARLANDES make the first successful manned flight in a Montgolfier balloon (hot air) at Paris

Balloon ascent, Champ de Mars, Paris
Balloon ascent by Montgolfier, d Anonai and Vivarais from the Champ de Mars, Paris. 27 August 1783

Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday

Satirical ballooning image
A rude satirical image of large and small balloons tied together, lifting a cannon, entitled The Montgolsier. A first rate of the French Aerial Navy. A Fart, an Ass, a Fool, A Monkey, a Nothing. 1783

First Manned Balloon
The hot air Montgolfiere carrying de Rozier and d Arlandes, makes the worlds first manned ascent, over Paris

The Montgolfier balloon making its ascent at the Chateau de la Muette
5310108 The Montgolfier balloon making its ascent at the Chateau de la Muette; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Montgolfier balloon making its ascent at the Chateau de la Muette)

Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier
3733207 Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier.; (add.info.: Woodcut portrait of Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier (-1785), a French chemist and a pioneer of aviation

French postage stamps commemorating the Bi-centennial of the first balloon ascent in 1783
5616995 French postage stamps commemorating the Bi-centennial of the first balloon ascent in 1783; (add.info.: 02/02/1783); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ascent in captive hot air balloon made by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85) in Paris, 11 October 1783
535279 Ascent in captive hot air balloon made by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85) in Paris, 11 October 1783, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: From Gaston Tissandier 'Histoire des Ballons')

Montgolfier brothers' hot air hot air balloon over Paris, France, 1783 (engraving)
528316 Montgolfier brothers' hot air hot air balloon over Paris, France, 1783 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Nicolas de Launay, French engraver)

First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783
528357 First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783, in Montgolfier (hot air) balloon from the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France

Ascent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, [London], 1864. The '...heated-air, balloon, with which M

United States of America, New Mexico, Taos, Taos Balloon Festival

Historical balloons and airships, wood engravings, published in 1893
Historical balloons and airships: 1) Balloon by Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753 - 1809) with flapping wings and parachute (1784); 2) Montgolfier brothers balloon (1783); 3

First aerial voyage under the direction of Monsieur Mongolfier, engraved by Nicolas Delaunay (1739-92)
3869788 First aerial voyage under the direction of Monsieur Mongolfier, engraved by Nicolas Delaunay (1739-92), 1783 (engraving) by Lorimier

The Montgolfier brothers Joseph
3773743 The Montgolfier brothers Joseph by Blarenberghe, Louis Nicolas van (1716-94) (after); (add.info.: The Montgolfier brothers, Joseph Michel Montgolfier and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier)

Montgolfier hot air balloon flown by Pilatre De Rozier and the Marquis d Arlandes, 20 November 1783 (chromolitho)
2815946 Montgolfier hot air balloon flown by Pilatre De Rozier and the Marquis d Arlandes, 20 November 1783 (chromolitho) by French School

The first untethered balloon flight, by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier
2619126 The first untethered balloon flight, by Jean-FranAzois PilAtre de Rozier and the Marquis d Arlandes on 21 November 1783 in a Montgolfier balloon, from Les Merveilles de la Science

The flight of the Aerostat Reveillon on 19th of September 1783 by the Montgolfier
2619125 The flight of the a© rostat Reveillon on 19th of September 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles, France, before King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette

Conquest of the Air, first hot air balloon by Montgolfier, with a modern airship in the foreground. circa 1923

View of Jura with a hot air balloon, 1817 (oil on canvas)
5912006 View of Jura with a hot air balloon, 1817 (oil on canvas) by Bourgoin, FranAzois-Jules (fl.1796-1817); 83.7x116.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The balloon man, caricature of the balloonist Montgolfier
The balloon man, l homme aux ballons, caricature of the balloonist Montgolfier by Jean-Baptiste Letourmy of Orleans, 18th century

The Ascent of the Aerostat in the Jardin des Tuileries, 1st December
CHT179395 The Ascent of the Aerostat in the Jardin des Tuileries, 1st December, 1783 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Balloon and parachute pioneers, 18th century
Etienne and Joseph Montgolfiers hot-air balloon 1, and brazier a, Professor Jacques Charless balloon and gondola 2, hydrogen-gas mechanism b, and Jean-Pierre Blanchard with his parachute 3

Department of Ardeche in south-central France (chromolitho)
724681 Department of Ardeche in south-central France (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Department of Ardeche in south-central France)

"It Rose at once to the Ceiling"(engraving)
725659 " It Rose at once to the Ceiling" (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Return on the 2nd December 1783 to the workshop in the Place des Victoires of
CHT259956 The Return on the 2nd December 1783 to the workshop in the Place des Victoires of the Balloon of Jacques Charles (1746-1823) and Nicholas Robert (1761-1828) (coloured engraving)

The Second Ascent in the Field of Nesle by Jacques Charles (1746-1823
CHT179398 The Second Ascent in the Field of Nesle by Jacques Charles (1746-1823) on the 1st December, 1783 (coloured engraving) by Desrais

The new great Montgolfier, or smoke balloon (coloured engraving)
585726 The new great Montgolfier, or smoke balloon (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of The Mirror of Literature)

Cartoon ridiculing fashion and ballooning, c. 1783-4 (colour litho)
CHT259995 Cartoon ridiculing fashion and ballooning, c.1783-4 (colour litho) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

View of the balloon used by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85
CHT179399 View of the balloon used by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85) at Versailles on the 23rd June, 1784 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Le monument des Montgolfier a Annonay (engraving)
5228225 Le monument des Montgolfier a Annonay (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le monument des Montgolfier a Annonay)

Aerostatic machine 70 feet high by 46 feet diameter which reached 324 feet above Paris with two men aboard on 19th
3869789 Aerostatic machine 70 feet high by 46 feet diameter which reached 324 feet above Paris with two men aboard on 19th October 1783, c.1783 (print) by French School

Ascent of M Godards Montgolfier Balloon (coloured engraving)
729262 Ascent of M Godards Montgolfier Balloon (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ascent of M Godards Montgolfier Balloon from Cremorne Gardens)

The Trocadero - Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1878 (colour litho)
PER358988 The Trocadero - Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1878 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Design for a hot-air balloon with a diameter of 120 feet to take off at Dijon, c
NUL113328 Design for a hot-air balloon with a diameter of 120 feet to take off at Dijon, c.1784 (colour engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Montgolsier: A first rate of the French Aerial Navy (print)
3869769 The Montgolsier: A first rate of the French Aerial Navy (print) by Unknown artist, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Satirical illustration, The Montgolfier)

MontgolfiAšre, wood engraving, published in 1877
Montgolfiere. Woodcut engraving from the book " Das Buch der Erfindungen, Gewerbe und Industrien, 2 Band (The book of inventions, commerce and industries, 2 Volume)"

Illustration of Montgolfier brothers hot air balloon
day, hot air balloon, innovation, mid air, montgolfier, motion, no people, outdoors, the past, transportation, vertical, watercolour painting, white background, 18th century style

Montgolfiers smoke balloon being attacked by frightened country folk
When the Montgolfier brothers first balloon landed in Genesse, it terrified the villagers, who attacked it with agricultural tools

The Brothers Montgolfier, inventors of the hot air balloon
The brothers Joseph Michel Montgolfier (1740 - 1810) and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier (1745 - 1799) was the inventors of the hot air balloon, the Montgolfiere (1783)

Hanging Montgolfier hot air balloon
Air Travel, Ballooning, Basket, Colour Image, Flying, Front View, Hanging, Hot Air Balloon, Illustration, Inventions, Montgolfier, Ropes, Single Object, Transport, Two People, Unknown Age

First ballon flight, Jean-FranAzois PilAtre de Rozier (1783), published 1877
Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier (French physician, 1754 - 1784) and Francois Laurent d Arlandes (1742 - 1809) during the first manned free balloon flight on 21 November 1783

Types of Hot Air Balloons
Vintage engraving of Hot Air Balloons, and flying vehicles. Lanas Aeronautic Machine, Charles and Roberts Balloon, Montgolfiers Balloon, Parachute, and Blanchards Balloon

Two New Slides for the State Magic Lantern, December 29, 1783. December 29, 1783
Two New Slides for the State Magic Lantern, December 29, 1783

Jaques Etienne Montgolfier und Joseph Michael Montgolfier, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Jaques Etienne Montgolfier und Joseph Michael Montgolfier, (1933). Portrait of French inventor brothers Jacques E tienne Montgolfier (1745-1799) and Joseph Michel Montgolfier (1740-1810)

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"Montgolfier: Pioneers of the Sky" Witness the awe-inspiring Montgolfier balloon gracefully soaring over the enchanting cityscape of Paris. Celebrating a monumental achievement, Montgolfier marks history as they successfully launch their first manned flight into the vast blue skies. The world holds its breath as Montgolfier's groundbreaking invention takes flight for the very first time, revolutionizing human exploration forever. Join us on an exhilarating journey aboard the pioneering Montgolfier balloon, witnessing mankind's triumph in conquering new heights. Balloon ascent at Champ de Mars in Paris leaves spectators mesmerized by this extraordinary feat of human ingenuity and courage. On Queen Victoria's birthday, a magnificent balloon ascent captivates hearts and minds, commemorating both innovation and celebration in one breathtaking moment. Explore a satirical ballooning image that humorously captures society's fascination with Montgolfier's incredible achievements during their early days of flight experimentation. Relive history as you witness Montgolfier achieving yet another milestone with their first unmanned balloon ascent, pushing boundaries further than ever before. Discover Pilatre De Rozier - a visionary who fearlessly embraced Montgolfier's dream and became one of the pioneers to venture into uncharted territories through air travel. From New Mexico to Taos Balloon Festival in the United States of America, experience firsthand how modern-day enthusiasts pay homage to Montgolfiers' legacy by filling skies with vibrant hot air balloons each year. Immerse yourself in these captivating historical wood engravings from 1893 that depict various balloons and airships throughout time – a testament to humanity’s relentless pursuit of exploring new horizons above our earthly realm.