From the 'Rambler's Magazine'. In the upper part of the print are two spheres each encircled by a belt or gallery; on one (left) stands Katerfelto, on the other (right) Montgolfier. They address each other, hat in hand: Katerfelto says, "Monsieur Montgolfier let us be reconciled"; Montgolfier answers, "Let us fly up to de Sun Mr Katerfelto". On the top of Katerfelto's balloon stands his black cat, apparently surrounded by kittens; on the other sits an ape playing the fiddle. The devil holding a broom flies between the two balloons. In the lower part of the print are the heads and shoulders of spectators, who stand looking up and pointing. Labels from the mouths of four of them are inscribed 'Wonderful! wonderful!' (cf. BMSat 6162); 'How soon can they get to heaven?'; 'These balloons are to carry the mails'; 'There's the devil to pay in the Air'. 1 January 1784
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