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Sight of the Rise of an Aerostatic Sphere made by a detachment of the Swiss Guards, under the direction of Sirs Miolan and Janinet

Sight of the Rise of an Aerostatic Sphere made by a detachment of the Swiss Guards, under the direction of Sirs Miolan and Janinet

(French, 1743–1804)
1784
Medium/TechniqueEtching on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 24 x 29.4 cm (9 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number2010.622
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsRecto, in plate: Vue de l'elévation du globe aërostatique faite par un détachement des Gardes Suisses, sous la direction de Messieurs Miolan et Janinet le 11 de Juillet 1784 — 27 pieds, 1 pouces, 5 lignes d'elevation, a l'aide d'une perche de pareille hauteur
ProvenanceJune 2010, Art trade (Paris, France); July 2010, sold to Hill-Stone, Inc. (New York, NY); 2010, sold by Hill-Stone Inc. to the MFA Boston. (Accession Date: September 22, 2010)