To The Worshipful the Mayor & Corporation of the City of Bristol. This Print, (of the Perilous Situation of Messrs. Sadler & Clayfield, who Afcended from Bristol on the 24th of Septr. 1810, at 20 Minutes past 1 O'Clock, and Descended in the Bristol Channel, near Watermouth, about 10 Minutes past 4 O'Clock, after pafsing over upwards of 80 Miles by Water, & 20 by Land in lefs than 3 Hours,) Is moft respectfully dedicated by their devoted and very humble Servant E.M. Jones.
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Object Details
Date
April 29, 1811
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Aquatint on Paper, Colored
Artist
E.M. Jones Physical Description
Colored aquatint of Mr. Sadler and Mr. Clayfield's inadvertent descent into the Bristol Channel on September 24, 1810. The gondola of the balloon is shown in the water, and a rowboat is coming to their rescue. This print is dedicated to the Mayor and Corporation of the City of Bristol.
'Drawn by E.M. Jones. Publifhed April 29th, 1811, by E.M. Jones, No. 32 Little Newport Street Newport Market.'
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 43.8 × 29.2cm (17 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 53.3cm × 39.4cm × 3.8cm (21 × 15 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.) Inventory Number
A20140714000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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