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Display Status

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

Partially hand-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. The image and title at the top have been printed in reverse because the print is meant to be viewed through a zograscope. Title and description of scene on the bottom in French and German.

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 28.3 × 37.8cm (11 1/8 × 14 7/8 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140652000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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