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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 Physical Description Partially colored etching of the ascension of the gas balloon released by the Montgolfier brothers at the Champ de Mars in 1783. The launch site with crowd is shown at the bottom of the image, and the balloon is aloft. The balloon is the only part of the image that has been colored. 'Se vend a Paris chez Le Noir Md. d Estampes au Louvre et rue du Coq St. Honoré.' Dimensions Mat: 50.8 × 40.6cm (20 × 16 in.)
Unmatted: 48.9 × 33.7cm (19 1/4 × 13 1/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140702000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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