An exact Representation of M. Garnerin's Balloons, with an accurate View of The Ascent and Descent of the Parachute.
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Object Details
Date
November 30, 1802
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Aquatint on Paper, Colored
Physical Description
Colored aquatint with five images of M. Garnerin's balloons in flight:
Top left: Ascent from Ranelagh on June 28, 1802.
Bottom Left: Ascent from Lord's Cricket Ground, Marylebone on July 5, 1802.
Center: Ascent with parachute from St. Geroge's Parade, North Audley Street on September 21, 1802. Also shows descent of parachute.
Top Right: Ascent from Vauxhall gardens on August 3, 1802.
Bottom Right: Ascent from Sydney Gardens, Bath on September 7, 1802.
'G. Fox Delint. Published Novr. 30 1802, by G. Fox, No. 13, Charlton Street, Fitzroy Squares. H. Merke Sculpt.'
Dimensions
Mat: 45.4 × 35.6cm (17 7/8 in. × 14 in.)
Unmatted: 35.4 × 24.6cm (13 15/16 × 9 11/16 in.) Inventory Number
A20140755000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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