Circular miniature painting on ivory of a balloon aloft over a lake in a rural area. Buildings and mountains are in the background, and spectators are watching from the shore of the lake. Painting is in a hinged tortoiseshell case, which is edged in silver. (Hinge is currently broken.)
Created by
Vanessa Nagengast
Date Created
05/05/2015
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Art
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