Colored etching of a large crowd of spectators gathered in front of the Palace of Versailles to watch the takeoff of the Montgolfier balloon on September 19, 1783. Title and description of scene on the bottom in French. ' A Paris Chez Le Noir Md. Fournisseur du Cabinet des Estampes du Roi demeurant au Louvre' Created by Vanessa Nagengast Date Created 10/30/2014 Source National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Keywords Art Rights and Restrictions Not Researched
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