Print, Etching on Paper, Colored, EXPÉRIENCE AËROSTATIQUE FAITE À VERSAILLES LE 19 SEPTEMBRE 1783
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
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