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
July 1, 1783
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Engraving on Paper, Uncolored
Physical Description
Uncolored engraving of a portrait of the Duke de Chartres. Shows the Duke from the chest upwards, surrounded by an elaborate frame.
The Duke de Chartres led the party chasing the first manned hydrogen balloon flown by Charles and Robert, and was reputed to be the first to reach the landing site. He became a balloon enthusiast. Benjamin Franklin was invited to visit a friend’s home for “tea and balloons,” and attended a fête at which the duke distributed “little phaloid balloonlets” to his guests.
"Publish'd July 1, 1783, by I. Fidding, Pater noster Row, 1 Sewell, Cornhill & I. Debrett, Piccadilly."
Dimensions
Mat: 30.5 × 25.4cm (12 × 10 in.)
Unmatted: 17.8 × 9.8cm (7 in. × 3 7/8 in.)
Inventory Number
A20140623000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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