N°. 4 – Descente de Jacques Garnerin en parachute (1797)
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André-Jacques Garnerin completed the first parachute jump in 1797 in Parc Monceau. This print commemorates this event about one hundred years later, potentially for the centennial celebration of the event. A man is featured in a balloon with a French flag in hand and a parachute freefalling nearby the balloon overlooking what appears to be Monceau.
This file appears in: Parc Monceau: Chaos in a Parisian Park
Parc Monceau: Chaos in a Parisian Park
Unlike typical Parisian Parks such as Champ de Mars, Parc Monceau has a chaotic aesthetic to it. The park changed throughout its history, especially in appearance. It was then stifled by the death of…