Display Status
This object is on display in Hangar Overlook at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
Object Details
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Etching on Paper, Colored
Physical Description
Colored etching of the November 21, 1783 Montgolfier balloon as it flies past the terrace of Benjamin Franklin's home in a wing of the Hotel de Velentinois at Passy. The launch site, the Chateau de la Muette was the official residence of the young Dauphin.
'Vue de la Terrasse de Mr. Franklin à Passé.' 'Dessure par le Char. de Lorimier. Gravé par N. De Launay.'
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 22.9 × 16.5cm (9 in. × 6 1/2 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 35.6cm × 29.2cm × 3.8cm (14 × 11 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
Inventory Number
A20140678000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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