Print, Etching on Paper, Hand Colored, MONTGOLFIER IN THE CLOUDS-CONSTRUCTING OF AIR BALLOONS FOR THE GRANDE MONARQUE
Montgolfier in the Clouds- Constructing of Air Balloons for the Grande Monarque, March 2 1794. Hand colored print of Joseph Montgolfier floating on a layer of clouds and blowing bubbles into the sky. This British lampoon ridicules Montgolfier for supposedly boasting that he could conquer British Gibraltar with an aerial army.
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
11/23/2021
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Art; Aviation
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