1802 Sept. 7. Mr. Garnerin & Mr. Glaishford ascended from Sidney Gardens, Bath, and was seen as here represented at the North Parade, then continued in the air 1 hour and 50 minutes and descended in a field near Niles Park, Somerset, the Seat of Thos. Horner, Esq., 16 miles from Bath.
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Object Details
Type
ART-Paintings
Medium
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Artist
Somers Physical Description
Watercolor painting of Mr. Garnerin and Mr. Glaishford aloft in a balloon over the North Parade after ascending from Sidney Gardens, Bath on September 7, 1802. Title handwritten in ink on reverse. Part of a set of 17 watercolors on early ballooning. Unsigned.
See the Related Works section under the Documentation tab for the accession numbers of the rest of the watercolors in this series.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 21.6 × 27.9cm (8 1/2 in. × 11 in.) Inventory Number
A20140949000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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