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Object Details

Date

August 1, 1789

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Engraving on Paper, Uncolored

Artist

Thomas Rowlandson

Physical Description

Uncolored engraving of the balloon carrying Jean Blanchard and Dr. John Jeffries departing the English coast for Calais, January 10, 1785. Dover Castle and White Cliffs on the left, with a crowd gathered to watch the departure.
'Painted by T. Rowlandson, & engraved by W. Birch, Enamel Painter. Published Augt. 1, 1789 by Wm. Birch, Hampstead Heath & sold by T. Thornton, Southhampton Strt. Covt. Garden.'

Dimensions

Mat: 25.4 × 30.5cm (10 × 12 in.)
Unmatted: 18.1 × 21cm (7 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140547000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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