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Portrait d'après nature de quatre phisiciens celebres volants sans ballon

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French cartoon shows Abbé Miollan as a cat and Janinet with bag of money(?) over his shoulder beating a hasty retreat after the failure of their balloon ascension attempt on July 11, 1784 enraged the crowd of spectators at the Luxembourg gardens in Paris. Caption: "Dedié a MM. l'Abbé Miolan et Janinet par leur ami le plus attaché, le plus sincere et le plus respectueux - Bernesots."