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Miniature framed painting on ivory. Image shows the landing of Charles and Robert, at Neles-la-Vallee, December 1, 1784. Robert is leaving the basket so that Charles can reascend alone, the first man to make a solo free flight. Reverse glass painting around the image. Reverse of frame is lined with paper.
Created by
Vanessa Nagengast
Date Created
05/05/2015
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Art
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