The First Manned Flight of a Hydrogen Balloon, Tuileries Garden, Paris, December 1, 1783
Artist
Antoine-François Sergent(French, 1751–1847)French, 1751–1847
CultureFrench
Titles
- The First Manned Flight of a Hydrogen Balloon, Tuileries Garden, Paris, December 1, 1783
Date1783
PlaceFrance
MediumEtching
DimensionsImage: 6 1/8 × 3 15/16 in. (15.5 × 10 cm)
Plate: 8 × 5 1/8 in. (20.3 × 13 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 6 15/16 in. (25.5 × 17.7 cm)
Mat: 14 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm)
Plate: 8 × 5 1/8 in. (20.3 × 13 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 6 15/16 in. (25.5 × 17.7 cm)
Mat: 14 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2004.5
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
Exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed above the image: "Vue Prise de la Grille du Château"
Printed below the image: "A. Sergent Jn en July Aqua forti 1783 / Expérience du Globe Aerostatique de MM. Charles et Robert / faite dans le Jardin des Thuilleries sur le Bassin en face du Château / le Ier Decembre 1783 / A Paris Chez Tilliard Graveur, Quai des Grands Augustins, / Maison de M. Debure Fils Ainé, Libraire."
Printed below the image: "A. Sergent Jn en July Aqua forti 1783 / Expérience du Globe Aerostatique de MM. Charles et Robert / faite dans le Jardin des Thuilleries sur le Bassin en face du Château / le Ier Decembre 1783 / A Paris Chez Tilliard Graveur, Quai des Grands Augustins, / Maison de M. Debure Fils Ainé, Libraire."
The print appears to be unsigned.
Catalogue raisonnéPortalis & Béraldi 3 (one of a pair)
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