Art Resource - AR992916

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First test flight of a hot air balloon at Annonay, France, 4 June, 1783 (1890s). Artist: Anon

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The balloon 'Entreprenant', flown by Coutelle, at the Battle of Fleurus, 1794 (1890s). Artist: Anon

The balloon 'Entreprenant', flown by Coutelle, at the Battle of Fleurus, 1794 (1890s). In 1794 the revolutionary Committee of Public Safety established a company of balloonists for the French Army, the French Aerostatic Corps, based at Meudon in the suburbs of Paris. One of their balloons, the 'Entreprenant', flown by French chemist Jean-Marie-Joseph Coutelle (1748-1835), provided vital reconnaissance information on the movements of the Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794. From the series The Dream of Flight. From a private collection.

Unique Identifier AR992916

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3464px × 5068px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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