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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, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored etching of a a balloon aloft over a city with crowds below. Two figures are in the gondola waving flags. Handwriting in the margin identifies the scene as Sadler's balloon at Dublin on October 1, 1812. James Sadler (1753-1828) launched from Belvedere House, near Drumcondra, a suburb in Northwest Dublin, in an attempt to cross the Irish Sea. He was forced down in the water and almost drowned before rescue arrived. Dimensions Mat: 30.5 × 25.4cm (12 × 10 in.)
Unmatted: 25.1 × 19.1cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140520000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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