Nevers, plate with decoration of a hot-air balloon with inscription. 18th c

Nevers earthenware rim plate with polychrome decoration in the center medallion of a hot-air balloon with two flags on the basket taking off over the Tuileries*. Inscription “à l'immortalité”.
18th century.
Diameter: 23.2 cm.
A few enamel chips visible around the edges.
Cf. Faïences Patriotiques, Faïences au ballon contemporaines de premiers vols aéronautiques by Nelly Fouchet, Ed. Varia, Paris 1987, Fig III (10) et (11) page 13.
*This is Charles and Robert's ascent in a hydrogen-powered balloon on December 1, 1783, depicted above the Tuileries Gardens, with its rows of straight trees and round basin with fountain in the middle. The figures are not shown, only the flags. The enthusiasm of this flight is reinforced by the inscription “à l'immortalité” (to immortality), to anchor this memory forever.