The below image is titled "The Fireworks". I don't know what type of fires they had back in 1782, but it sure does look like electric discharges.
KD: What do you think we are looking at?
- Fireworks celebrating the birth of the Dauphin, 1782
- A crowd gathered on the square near the Hôtel de Ville, admiring the fireworks launched from a temple on the right.
The Fireworks - January 21, 1782 - Jean Michel Moreau
KD: What do you think we are looking at?
