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Object Details
Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Watercolor on Paper Artist Somers
 Physical Description Watercolor painting of Sadler's 1810 ascension from Bristol where he crashed into the sea and had to be rescued. Image shows Sadler and his balloon after the crash, with ships in the background coming to help. Part of a set of 17 watercolors on early ballooning. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 21.6 × 27.9cm (8 1/2 in. × 11 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 35.6cm × 44.4cm × 3.8cm (14 in. × 17 1/2 in. × 1 1/2 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140964000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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