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Mr Lunardi's New Balloon

Made:
1785 in London
Drawing, pencil, pen and line with sepia wash. Mr

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Drawing, pencil, pen and line with sepia wash. Mr
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Drawing, pencil, pen and line with sepia wash. Mr. Lunardi's New Balloon ascending with Mr. Biggin and Mrs. Sage from the Royal George Rotunda in St. George's Fields, near London. By I. Cordy, a spectator. [1785]. Image 36x24cm. With technical detail of gantry, supplies, large crowd of spectators. In frame 51x37x1.5cm. 29 June 1785

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Category:
Art
Object Number:
1950-300/14
Measurements:
image: 360 x 240 mm
type:
drawing
credit:
Penn-Gaskell Collection

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