7th Dec. 1785. Mr. Lunardi ascending at Edinburgh in presence of a great concourse of mirthful Scotch people as seen from the Grass Market missing afterwards blown into the missing picked up by a sailing boat missing.
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Object Details
Type
ART-Paintings
Medium
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Artist
Somers Physical Description
Watercolor painting of Lunardi's ascent from Edinburgh on December 7, 1785. Image shows the balloon aloft above the city, with the people celebrating below. Part of a set of 17 watercolors on early ballooning.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 22.1 × 27.9cm (8 11/16 in. × 11 in.) Inventory Number
A20140954000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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