Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, French balloonist. Cropped and contrast-enhanced image from the Library of Congress online collection. This image is now in the public domain. See catalog information below.CALL NUMBER: LOT 13400, no. 43 [P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items)REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-ppmsca-02227 (digital file from original print)LC-USZ62-15586 (b&w film copy neg.)No known restrictions on publication.SUMMARY: Oval head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, who took the first balloon flight in 1783.RELATED NAMES:Pujos, André, 1738-1788, artist.Title from item.Tissandier collection.SUBJECTS:Pilâtre de Rozier, Jean-François, 1754-1785.Balloonists--French--1780-1800.