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Title: Fantaisies. Prodige de la Chimie.
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20140595000

	Title
	Fantaisies. Prodige de la Chimie.

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9aa7ed433-d0ca-4731-8ad4-73cdc694f5be

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Artist
	Maurisset

	Medium
	Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored

	Dimensions
	Mat: 33 × 40.6cm (13 × 16 in.)

	Dimensions
	Unmatted: 21.9 × 31.8cm (8 5/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

	Physical Description
	Uncolored etching of a satirical depiction of a man selling Pommade de Lion. A man with a lion's head is standing on a stage hawking the Pommade, while a very long line of people waits to get the product. The foreground shows bald people rubbing it on their heads, and people with very exaggerated hair who have already used it. A balloon is tethered to the ground in the background. The balloon is labeled: "no. 537. Envoi de Pommade aux Habitants de la Lune."

	Credit Line
	Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

	Inventory Number
	A20140595000

	Date
	c. 1839

	Type
	ART-Prints, Original

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