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Object Details
Date May 13, 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) . 'Pub. May 13, 1785 by Mr. Bovi and to be had at No. 28 Hay Market and No. 5 John Street Oxford Market.' Dimensions Mat: 40.5 × 33cm (15 15/16 in. × 13 in.)
Unmatted: 33.3 × 24.6cm (13 1/8 × 9 11/16 in.)
Inventory Number A20140687000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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