Satire on a balloonist; Le Volomaniste. Satire on the balloonist, possibly on Barthélemy Faujas the Saint-Fond that published in 1783-84 about the flights from the Montgolfier brothers. Man walks on skates across the country towards Poort 'Temple du Gout'. Two balloons at his head. On his back hangs a copy of his book "Recherches sur Les Volcans Etints du Vivarais et du Velay" of 1778.

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