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ANONYMOUS, BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY. Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12,1842
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Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12,1842
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Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12,1842. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (21.6 x 29.2 cm). Subject: Charles Green. Date: ca. 1842.
This drawing shows a balloon flight made by Charles Green, one England's great early aeronauts. His most famous flight had taken place six years earlier, on November 7, 1836, and covered a record-breaking distance from London to Nassau in Germany. Here, the "Albion," piloted by Green has lifted off from Vauxhall Gardens south of the Thames. Captain Currie accompanied Green on this flight, which took them west into Dorest.
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WATERCOLOR
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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3830 x 2836 px | 31.1 MB
Print size:
32.4 x 24.0 cm | 12.8 x 9.5 in (300 dpi)
