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Object Details

Country of Origin

France

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Intaglio on Paper, Uncolored

Physical Description

Uncolored intaglio of the first gas balloon to carry human beings aloft, ascending from the Tuileries with J.A.C. Charles and M.N. Robert on December 1, 1783. Tuileries Palace is in the background. Caption indicates that 8,000 spectators were present.
Published in France, 'Se vend à Paris chez le Noir Md. Fournisseur du Cabinet des Estampes du Roi. Demeurent a Louvre.'

Dimensions

Mat (H x W): 55.9 × 40.6cm (22 × 16 in.)
Unmatted (H x W): 53.3 × 35.6cm (21 × 14 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140403000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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