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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
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Colored Artist Paul Sandby
 Physical Description Colored etching of Lunardi's ascent from the Artillery Grounds on September 15, 1784. Image shows the balloon being inflated with a large crowd gathered on the grounds and on the wall around the grounds to watch. From a Sketch by Paul Sandby. Etching is adhered to a slightly larger backing paper, making the reverse inaccessible. Dimensions Mat (H x W): 25.4 × 30.5cm (10 × 12 in.)
Backing Paper (H x W): 12.7 × 20.3cm (5 × 8 in.)
Print (H x W): 11.6 × 19.4cm (4 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140829000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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