A View of the Balloon of Mr. Sadler's Ascending With him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the Gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Huckney on Monday Aug 12 1811

Object Details

Physical Description

Colored etching of Mr. Sadler and Captain Paget ascending in a balloon from the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, on August 12, 1811. A cheering crowd has gathered on the ground and in the surrounding buildings. The balloon is labeled with small letters which correspond to a key that is printed in the bottom corners. The print is not labeled with the publication information.

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number

A20140562000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Etching on Paper, Colored

Dimensions

Mat: 45.7 × 35.2cm (18 in. × 13 7/8 in.)

Unmatted: 44 × 32.5cm (17 5/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

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Record ID

nasm_A20140562000

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a3412ad1-ef3a-41a2-ba2d-2803109984e7