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et se Protinùs æthereà tollit inastra via. Vincent Lunardi Esqr. Secretary to the Neapolitan Ambassador, and the first aerial Traveller in the English Atmosphere.

Catalog Data

Artist:
Richard Cosway  Search this
Medium:
Print, Stipple Engraving on Paper, Uncolored
Dimensions:
Mat: 30.5 × 25.4cm (12 × 10 in.)
Unmatted: 22.9 × 15.7cm (9 in. × 6 3/16 in.)
Type:
ART-Prints, Original
Date:
October 5, 1784
Physical Description:
Uncolored stipple engraving of a portrait of Vincent Lunardi. Image shows Lunardi from the chest upwards in front of clouds. Caption below image.
"Rd. Cosway deliniavi. F. Bartolozzi Sculptr. Publifh'd Octr. 5th 1784 by John Bell British Library Strand."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Inventory Number:
A20140632000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98fdd90ca-dd6e-4b1e-b089-5598b4e63134
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20140632000