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Bronze Bust of Jacques Alexander Bixio by Salomon

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Bust of Jacques Alexander Bixio cast in bronze and sculpted by Adam Salomon. Bixio was a French Doctor, balloonist and politician of Italian origins. Inscribed on the base Souscription de Ses Amis.
Size: 3" x 2.5" x 7"
Weight: 1lbs 5oz
Condition: Excellent

Jacques Alexandre Bixio (November 20, 1808 – December 16, 1865) was a French doctor, balloonist, and politician of Italian origin.
Bixio was born in Chiavari, Italy, and published a number of works relating to agriculture. He was the last minister of agriculture and commerce for Napoleon III of France, but is better remember as a scientific balloonist.
On June 29, 1850, at 10.27 A.M., Bixio and Jean Augustin Barral made the first of two balloon ascents from the Paris Observatory in a balloon inflated with hydrogen. The first turned out poorly. MM. Bixio and Barral determined to ascend again and on July 27, 1850, they repeated the experiment. The ascent was remarkable on account of the extreme cold. Bixio died in Paris on December 16, 1865.

Excellent condition.

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