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Object Details
Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Watercolor on Paper Artist Somers
 Physical Description Watercolor painting of the balloon that ascended from the Artillery Ground on November 25, 1783, and was found later that day near Pentworth, Sussex. Image shows the balloon aloft as people in the village below look up at it in awe. Part of a set of 17 watercolors on early ballooning. Zambeccari's 10 foot diameter gas balloon flew from the Artillery Ground on November 25, 1783. Given the apparent size of the balloon in the image and the presence of what appears to be a basket, however, this must depict another, later flight. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 22.1 × 27.9cm (8 11/16 in. × 11 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140953000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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