Lithograph on paper depicting the Portrait of Edward Spencer, Aug. 24th, 1839. A head and shoulders portrait of Edward Spencer, who accompanied the balloonist Charles Green numerous times (twenty-seven) on balloon flights. Spencer, along with Green owned the balloon "Royal Vauxhall" from which Robert Cocking attempted to release a parachute on July 24th, 1837, with fatal consequences. Trees and a balloon with an attached parachute linger in the background of the figure. Spencer was the progenitor of a family of English balloonists who remained active into the early 20th century.
Created by
Digitized by Benjamin G. Sullivan
Date Created
01/25/2021
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Art; Aviation
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