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Title: Ascent of Mr. Sadler and Miss Thompson from Burlington House, July 29, 1814
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20140594000

	Title
	Ascent of Mr. Sadler and Miss Thompson from Burlington House, July 29, 1814

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93e47a10c-2252-464e-a357-d1f52cfb93d9

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Artist
	James Gillray

	Medium
	Paper, Etching on Paper, Uncolored

	Dimensions
	Backing: 31.6 × 39.7cm (12 7/16 × 15 5/8 in.)

	Dimensions
	Print: 20.3 × 29.2cm (8 in. × 11 1/2 in.)

	Physical Description
	Uncolored etching of Mr. Sadler and Miss Thompson's ascent from Burlington House on July 29, 1814. Scene shows the balloon on the ground, still being inflated, in the Burlington House courtyard. A large crowd has gathered in the courtyard and on the surrounding buildings to watch. Print is adhered to a larger paper backing.

	Credit Line
	Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

	Inventory Number
	A20140594000

	Date
	c. 1814

	Type
	ART-Prints, Original

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