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This object is on display in Hangar Overlook at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Hangar Overlook
Object Details
Date c. 1836 Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Oil on Wood Panel Artist E.W. Cocks
Physical Description Oil painting on wood panel of Mrs. Graham's balloon ascent with the Duke of Brunswick on August 22, 1836. Image shows the balloon aloft over the sea. A ship is in the foreground, with the coast in the background. Typed Note on Reverse: "Owing to a bad landing, due to probably the premature alighting of the Duke, Mrs. Graham was thrown out of the car and severely injured. She herself claimed that the fall was of a thousand feet, and that her dress acted as a parachute and thus saved her life." Dimensions 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 21 × 24.1 × 2.1cm (8 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 13/16 in.)
Inventory Number A20141009000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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