Mr. McGuire. On the 12th of May 1785 ascended in a balloon from Dublin and was driven out to sea where he was picked up by a vessel almost perished and spent with swimming.

Object Details

Physical Description

Uncolored etching of a portrait of Mr. Richard McGuire (or Maguire), a university student, who ascended from Dublin on May 12, 1785 in Richard Crosbie's balloon. Shows him in profile in front of the sea with a ship on the water and a balloon very close to the water. Description below notes that the balloon was blown out to sea and that Mr. McGuire had to be rescued.

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number

A20140631000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored

Dimensions

Mat: 30.5 × 25.4cm (12 × 10 in.)

Unmatted: 14.9 × 13.3cm (5 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.)

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Record ID

nasm_A20140631000

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv945c95e82-9f26-421b-a710-b1f7a2ad7640