The First Manned Flight of a Hydrogen Balloon, Tuileries Garden, Paris, December 1, 1783

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Artist Antoine-François Sergent(French, 1751–1847)French, 1751–1847

CultureFrench

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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)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.2004.5

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

217 Blaffer Galleries

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Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

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PRINTS

Provenance[Jan Johnson, Old Master & Modern Prints, Inc., Montreal, Canada]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2004.

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."

The print appears to be unsigned.

Catalogue raisonnéPortalis & Béraldi 3 (one of a pair)

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