A Representation of Mr. Lunardi's Balloon from ye Artillery Ground, London May 13, 1785.
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Object Details
- Physical Description
- Hand-colored etching of Lunardi's ascension from the Artillery Grounds, London on May 13, 1785. Image shows the balloon shortly after takeoff with a modest crowd of spectators gathered in the grounds to watch.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
- c. 1785
- Inventory Number
- A20141007000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- ART-Prints, Original
- Medium
- Print, Etching on Paper, Colored
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 12.4 × 16.5cm (4 7/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20141007000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93b713eba-ece5-41a5-a4ec-92a843bfe7cc
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