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This object is on display in Restoration Hangar Overlook at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Restoration Hangar Overlook

Object Details

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Etching on Paper, Colored

Physical Description

Colored etching of the landing of the first small hydrogen balloon in the village of Gonesse, August 27, 1783. The balloon is laying partially deflated on the ground, surrounded by an alarmed crowd with people attacking the balloon with stones, sticks, and pitchforks. Detailed description of the event in French below the scene. The caption identifies the balloon as a Montgolfier. Rather, it is the first small gas balloon flown by J.A.C. Charles from the Champs de Mars in August 1783..
'Se vend à Paris chez Le Noir Md. Fournisseur des Estampes du Cabinet du Roi, demeurant au Louvre.'

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 28.6 × 38.1cm (11 1/4 in. × 15 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 44.4cm × 53.3cm × 3.8cm (17 1/2 × 21 × 1 1/2 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140578000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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