Oil painting on wood panel of the departure of Andrée to the North Pole, on July 11, 1897 in the balloon The Oernen. Image shows three figures in a balloon aloft over an artic sea with two steam ships on the water. A French flag flies from the balloon. Possible illegible signature in bottom right corner. Created by Vanessa Nagengast Date Created 04/01/2015 Source National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Keywords Art Rights and Restrictions Not Researched
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