On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00641
- Author
- Carnicero, Antonio (Spanish)
- Title
- The Ascent of a Montgolfier Balloon in Aranjuez
- Chronology
- 1784
- Technique
- Óleo
- Support
- Lienzo
- Measures
- 169 cm x 279,5 cm
- School
- Española
- Theme
- Género y sociedad
- On display
- Yes
- Procedence
- Casa ducal de Osuna, Madrid. Vendido en la almoneda de los bienes de la casa ducal, en 1896. Adquirido por el Ministerio de Fomento para el Museo del Prado, donde ingresó ese mismo año.
Carnicero was a second-rate painter on the Spanish art scene of his time. Here he becomes a chronicler of a singular historic event: the ascent of a Montgolfier balloon by the French pilot, Bouclé.
