Pour la Féte du Roy! Par Élisa Garnerin.

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Hand-colored etching showing Elisa Garnerin (1791-1853) parachuting from a balloon. She is standing in a basket under a parachute, while the hot air balloon that carried her aloft is shown in the upper left quardrant. This may be a representation of a flight from Paris on September 17, 1815, celebrating the allied victory over Napoleon, with the King of Prussia in attendance.
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Print, Etching on Paper, Colored (A20140421000), Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection

Hand-colored etching showing Elisa Garnerin (1791-1853) parachuting from a balloon. She is standing in a basket under a parachute, while the hot air balloon that carried her aloft is shown in the upper left quardrant. This may be a representation of a flight from Paris on September 17, 1815, celebrating the allied victory over Napoleon, with the King of Prussia in attendance.
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Hand-colored etching showing Elisa Garnerin (1791-1853) parachuting from a balloon. She is standing in a basket under a parachute, while the hot air balloon that carried her aloft is shown in the upper left quardrant. This may be a representation of a flight from Paris on September 17, 1815, celebrating the allied victory over Napoleon, with the King of Prussia in attendance.
Élisa Garnerin Ascent

The daring Élisa Garnerin, a member of a pioneering French ballooning family, tops a balloon ascent from Lille, France, with a parachute descent to Earth. She made 30 parachute jumps between 1815 and 1836.

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A20140421000

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Hand-colored etching showing Elisa Garnerin (1791-1853) parachuting from a balloon. She is standing in a basket under a parachute, while the hot air balloon that carried her aloft is shown in the upper left quardrant. This may be a representation of a flight from Paris on September 17, 1815, celebrating the allied victory over Napoleon, with the King of Prussia in attendance.

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Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

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Print, Etching on Paper, Colored

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2-D - Unframed (H x W): 42.5 × 57.2cm (16 3/4 × 22 1/2 in.)

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 57.1cm × 68.6cm × 3.8cm (22 1/2 × 27 × 1 1/2 in.)

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Pour la Féte du Roy! Par Élisa Garnerin.

Print, Etching on Paper, Colored (A20140421000), Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection

Élisa Garnerin Ascent

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