M. Garnerin's Ascent and Descent in the Parachute.
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Object Details
Date
c. 1815
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored
Physical Description
Uncolored etching showing M. Garnerin's ascent with the balloon and parachute in the left side of the scene, and then his descent in the parachute on the right side of the scene. Takes place in a city with a crowd, park, and buildings below. The etching is cut out from a larger piece of paper.
Dimensions
Mat: 25.4 × 30.5cm (10 × 12 in.)
Unmatted: 10.5 × 14cm (4 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.) Inventory Number
A20140499000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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