print. engraving, line. Charles Aux Thuilleries. le 1st December, 1873./ P.G. Tavenard, Sculp. [Paris] [1784?] 22x15cm., platemark 15.1x10.4cm. Watermark: AUVERSNE. - After the engraving by Miger. -Portrait of Jacques Charles, balloonist; Bust profile to L; in balloon hoopring frame and lines, which ascends from clouds; foreground, an eagle carries a banner proclaiming "Jusqu'alors sans egal, le Monarque des Airs y suivit son Rival" Charles, J. A. C. 1746-1823.