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Catalog Data

Medium:
Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored
Dimensions:
Mat: 40.6 × 33cm (16 × 13 in.)
Unmatted: 34.9 × 24.6cm (13 3/4 × 9 11/16 in.)
Type:
ART-Prints, Original
Date:
March 2, 1784
Physical Description:
Uncolored etching of a satiric image of Montgolfier seated among the clouds and smoking a bubble pipe. Text below Montgolfier written as though Montgolfier is speaking them, with the words in English but with a French accent. He is speaking of his grande invention of the hot air balloon and its benefits for his King and country.
'Fourth Sketch. Published as the act directs March 2 1784 by S. Fores No. 3 Piccadilly---a Companion to this in a few days.'
Credit Line:
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Inventory Number:
A20140507000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d4410035-457b-4645-8152-c0a90b890b20
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20140507000