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Display Status

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

Restoration Hangar Overlook

Object Details

Date

c. 1811

Type

ART-Paintings

Medium

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Physical Description

Oil painting of one of James Sadler's ascents from the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney in 1811. On August 13 he ascended with Lt. Paget. On August 29 he made a second flight with Mr. Beaufoy. Image shows the balloon aloft with a crowd watching from below.

Dimensions

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 84.5 × 62.9 × 4.4cm (33 1/4 × 24 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140921000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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