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Object Details
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Aquatint on Paper, Colored Physical Description Colored aquatint of three balloons and one parachute in flight. Each has its own date and caption describing the flight in French. 1. October 1797: Garnerin's parachute descent in the plain of Mousseaux. 2. October 30, 1797: Testu-brissy ascending while astride a horse from Bellvue, near Paris. 3. November 25, 1802: The disastrous flight of Olivari from Orleans in a mixed hot air and gas balloon that caught fire. The aeronaut fell and was killed. 4. July 18, 1803: The flight of Etienne Robertson and a music teacher named Loest from Hamburg. Robertson made the flight with L'Entreprenant, which he had purchased following the dissolution of the Corps D'Aerostiers. On this occasion he claimed to have ascended to an altitude of 23,526 feet. Most authorities doubt that claim. Dimensions Mat: 25.4 × 30.5cm (10 × 12 in.)
Unmatted: 8.9 × 16.2cm (3 1/2 × 6 3/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140392007 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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