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Object Details
Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Watercolor on Paper Artist Somers
 Physical Description Watercolor painting of Lunardi's landing after he ascended from the Artillery Grounds on September 15, 1784. He descended in a field near Ware, Hertfordshire, and his balloon became entangled in a tree. A little girl came to assistance, and the image shows Lunardi and the girl disentangling his balloon from a tree as more people run from the city in the background. Part of a set of 17 watercolors on early ballooning. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 24.1 × 30.2cm (9 1/2 × 11 7/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140955000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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