A Professor Filling & Explaining to an Audience, the Nature of a Baloon sic.

Object Details

Physical Description: Colored etching of a professor standing on a platform in front of an audience, gesturing towards a small gas balloon. Coloring done in shades of red, blue, and white. Handwritten note page in the mat identifies the scene as 'Professor Argand demonstrating before George III at Windsor in 1783. (Nov 26).'; Aimé Argand (1750-1803) was a friend of the Montgolfier brothers, gave chemical lectures, invented the argand lamp, and operated a distillery with his brother. He played a key role in connecting ballooning to serious research in natural philosophy. Argand arrived in London in October 1783 and was introduced to the King and Queen. On November 25, 1783 he inflated a small gas balloon at Windsor Castle, which the King released to the delight of his family.; 'Pubd. as the Act directs Jan. 20th 1784, J. Basire, No. 16 St. John's Lane Clerkenwell.'

January 20, 1784

Medium: Print, Etching on Paper, Colored
Dimensions: Mat: 30.5 × 25.4cm (10 × 12 in.); Engraving: 11.3 × 16.2cm (4 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.); Note Page: 8.3 × 14.3cm (3 1/4 × 5 5/8 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9479f22e1-391f-4acc-a622-f8fb57efd4fd