Print shows Madame Madeleine Sophie Blanchard in balloon above Pont Neuf, Paris, May 3, 1814, waving a flag in each hand to greet King Louis XVIII and the Queen on their return to Paris following the abdication of Napoleon. The King and Queen are seated in a carriage drawn by eight horses, escorted by cavalrymen.

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Photo credit: © Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
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