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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
Date c. 1783 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Colored Physical Description Colored etching of a large crowd of spectators gathered in front of the Palace of Versailles to watch the takeoff of the Montgolfier balloon carrying three animals aloft on September 19, 1783. Title and description of scene on the bottom in French. ' A Paris Chez Le Noir Md. Fournisseur du Cabinet des Estampes du Roi demeurant au Louvre' Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 28.3 × 37.8cm (11 1/8 × 14 7/8 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 44.4cm × 53.3cm × 3.8cm (17 1/2 × 21 × 1 1/2 in.)
Inventory Number A20140601000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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