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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 June 25, 1785 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored Artist John Francis Rigaud
 Physical Description Uncolored etching of Vincent Lunardi, George Biggin, and Letitia Ann Sage waving to a crowd in the gondola of an ascending balloon, September 15, 1784. From an original painting by John Francis Rigaud (18 May 1742 – 6 December 1810) . 'Publish'd June 25th 1785, by E. Wyatt next door to the Pantheon, Oxford Street. Rigaud pinxit, F. Bartolozzi Sculp.' Francesco Bartolozzi was the engraver. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 33.7 × 25.1cm (13 1/4 × 9 7/8 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 47cm × 38.1cm × 3.8cm (18 1/2 × 15 × 1 1/2 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140568000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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