Pour la Féte du Roy! Par Élisa Garnerin.

    Print, Etching on Paper, Colored , POUR LA FÉTE DU ROY! PAR ÉLISA GARNERIN.

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    Print, Etching on Paper, Colored , POUR LA FÉTE DU ROY! PAR ÉLISA GARNERIN.

    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 , POUR LA FÉTE DU ROY! PAR ÉLISA GARNERIN.

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    Print, Etching on Paper, Colored , POUR LA FÉTE DU ROY! PAR ÉLISA GARNERIN.

    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 , POUR LA FÉTE DU ROY! PAR ÉLISA GARNERIN.

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    Print, Etching on Paper, Colored , POUR LA FÉTE DU ROY! PAR ÉLISA GARNERIN.

    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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Inventory Number

A20140421000

Physical Description

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.

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Medium

Print, Etching on Paper, Colored

Dimensions

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.)

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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Type

ART-Prints, Original