Medium:

Print, Etching on Paper, Colored

Dimensions:

Mat: 50.8 × 40.6cm (20 × 16 in.)

Unmatted: 48.9 × 33.7cm (19 1/4 × 13 1/4 in.)

Type:

ART-Prints, Original

Physical Description:

Partially colored etching of the ascension of the gas balloon released by the Montgolfier brothers at the Champ de Mars in 1783. The launch site with crowd is shown at the bottom of the image, and the balloon is aloft. The balloon is the only part of the image that has been colored.

'Se vend a Paris chez Le Noir Md. d Estampes au Louvre et rue du Coq St. Honoré.'

Credit Line:

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number:

A20140702000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b2106844-078f-4f9f-b7ac-a4933d56e868

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A20140702000