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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, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored etching of Charles and Robert ascending from the Thuileries gardens in 1783. The image shows the balloon at three parts of the ascension: on the ground, aloft, and far in the distance. A large crowd watches from the ground. A smaller, circular image is below the main etching. This image shows the monument expected to be erected at the location of the ascension. 'J.FF. inv enit et delinavit. H.G. Bertaux, Sculpt. Se vend chez M. le Noir au Louvre. Voy és le Journal de Paris du 2 Xbre.' Dimensions Mat: 25.4 × 30.5cm (10 × 12 in.)
Unmatted: 20.3 × 27.3cm (8 in. × 10 3/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140681000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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