1840 May. This view taken near the Dreadnought, Greenwich, represents the descent of Mr. Graham & Mr. Cheese who ascended from the Flora Tea Gardens, Baywater. They descended safely in Greenwich beyond the station of the ship in the presence of a great crowd and alighted not far from the water.
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Object Details
Type
ART-Paintings
Medium
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Artist
Somers Physical Description
Watercolor painting of the descent of Mr. Graham and Mr. Cheese in Greenwich not far from the harbor in May 1840. Image shows the balloon aloft above the Dreadnought with a crowd of observers watching from the ship and the harbor. Part of a set of 17 watercolors on early ballooning.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 22.2 × 28.7cm (8 3/4 × 11 5/16 in.) Inventory Number
A20140950000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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