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Object Details
Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Watercolor on Paper Artist Somers
Physical Description Watercolor painting of Lunardi's ascension from the Artillery Ground on September 15, 1784, the first balloon ascent in England. Image shows the balloon aloft over a cheering crowd. Part of a set of 17 watercolors on early ballooning. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 22.5 × 28.9cm (8 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 35.6cm × 44.4cm × 3.8cm (14 × 17 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
Inventory Number A20140957000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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