French inventor, younger of the 18th-century Montgolfier brothers

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Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier. Etching, 1784.

A balloon ascent by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles in 1783 watched by a huge crowd. Coloured etching.

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Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier

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A balloon ascent by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles in 1783 watched by a huge crowd. Coloured etching.

Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier. Etching, 1784.