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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 a portrait of Mr. Richard McGuire (or Maguire), a university student, who ascended from Dublin on May 12, 1785 in Crosbie's balloon. Shows him in profile in front of the sea with a ship on the water and a balloon very close to the water. Description below notes that the balloon was blown out to sea and that Mr. McGuire had to be rescued. Dimensions Mat: 30.5 × 25.4cm (12 × 10 in.)
Unmatted: 21 × 16.4cm (8 1/4 × 6 7/16 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140603000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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