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Object Details
Date c. 1784 Country of Origin France Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Gouache on Paper Physical Description Gouache on paper painting of a Montgolfier balloon, The Flesselle, aloft over the sea, with ships on the water. Three figures are watching from a dock on the left side of the image. Two figures are in the gondola of the balloon. Painted on paper from a French ledger dated 1782 (see image of reverse). Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 36.8 × 25.4cm (14 1/2 in. × 10 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140945000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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