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Object Details
Date November 1, 1785 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored etching of portraits of Mrs. Letitia Sage and Mr. George Biggin for New London Magazine. Mrs. Sage and Mr. Biggin were both English Aerial Travelers, and this print is commemorating a flight they took together from St. George's Fields on June 29, 1785. 'Thornton sculp. Published by Alexr. Hogg at the Kings Arms No. 16 Paternoster Row, Nov. 1, 1785.' Dimensions Mat: 25.4 × 30.5cm (10 × 12 in.)
Unmatted: 14 × 23.3cm (5 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.)
Inventory Number A20140605000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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