2 Images
Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Engraving on Paper, Uncolored

Physical Description

Uncolored engraving of Blanchard and Jeffries over Dover Castle, January 10, 1785. Spectators are on land to the left, and water with ships to the right. French and British flags are flown from the balloon. Parts of the image have corresponding numbers, but the key is not present. The engraving appears to have been cut from a larger page, and is adhered to a paper backing. Engraving is not titled, but handwriting on the reverse of the paper backing identifies the scene as "Balloon Over Dover Castle, 1785."

Dimensions

Mat: 30.5 × 25.4cm (12 × 10 in.)
Paper Backing: 21.6 × 15.6cm (8 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
Print: 10.5 × 7cm (4 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140557000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply
For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use.