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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date c. 1790-1820 Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Watercolor on Paper Physical Description Watercolor on paper of Charles and Robert during their second ascension in a hydrogen balloon on July 1, 1783. Image shows the balloon aloft over a crowd of spectators with buildings in the background. Handwritten note with the painting says that the image is the view from the terrace of the Feuillants. Dimensions Painting (H x W): 8.9 × 13.7cm (3 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.)
Note (H x W): 9.5 × 10.2cm (3 3/4 in. × 4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20141011000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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