1784 Sept. 15. Mr. Lunardi ascending from the Artillery Ground being the first ascent ever made in England. W. Biggin was to have gone with him but did not. He descended in a field near Hertfordshire.
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Object Details
Type
ART-Paintings
Medium
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Artist
Somers Physical Description
Watercolor painting of Lunardi's ascension from the Artillery Ground on September 15, 1784, the first balloon ascent in England. Image shows the balloon aloft over a cheering crowd. Part of a set of 17 watercolors on early ballooning.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 22.5 × 28.9cm (8 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 35.6cm × 44.4cm × 3.8cm (14 × 17 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.) Inventory Number
A20140957000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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