Death of Madame Blanchard

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Death of madame Blanchard.

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Lara, J.
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Cushing-Whitney Medical Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les aérostats
Author:: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1887

Description:

A woman is falling from the gondola of a hot hair balloon flying over the roofs.

Sophie Blanchard was an aeronaut and the widow of Pierre Blanchard, an aeronaut himself. On July 6, 1819, as she was taking part in an exhibition, the fireworks she was supposed to launch set fire to her balloon, causing it to crash on the roofs.

The caption reads in the original French: Mort de madame Blanchard.

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{{cite web | title=Death of Madame Blanchard | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/death-blanchard/ | author=Unknown | year=1887 | access-date=April 25, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}