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Country of Origin France Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Aquatint on Paper, Colored Physical Description Nine small aquatints of various ballooning scenes, all attached to same mat. 8 of the prints have a description in French below the image. The middle print has a French title incorporated into the scene. 1. Besnier 2. Charles and Robert, December 1, 1783, moving the balloon by tumbrel with torches 3. Perre Tustu-Brissy 4. Marquis de Bacquville 5. Inflating a hydrogen balloon 6. Death of Mme Blanchard, July 16, 1816 7. Peasants attacking the Charles globe, Gonesse, August 27, 1783 8. Death of de Rozier and Romain, 1785 9. Zambecari, 1812 Dimensions Mat (H x W): 35.9 × 48.9cm (14 1/8 × 19 1/4 in.)
One print, approx. (H x W): 7 × 7.6cm (2 3/4 in. × 3 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140392000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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