1818. Soft ground etching. 1818. 225mm by 160mm (platemark). 'Giuseppe Michele Montgolfier' Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740 – 1810) with his brother Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (1745 – 1799) were the inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. Italian portrait engraving from 'Serie di vite e ritratti de' famosi personaggi degli ultimi.....