Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the Channel

Made:: circa 1785 in England

artist:: Unattributed

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the Channel

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Painting. [Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the Channel in 1785] / c.1785? Oil on panel; 33x44cm in gilt frame 41.5x50.5x5.5cm. The first crossing of the English Channel by balloon, 7th January 1785, with Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries in the gondola; balloon ascension.

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Category:: Art

Object Number:: 1946-148

Materials:: gilt and oil paint on panel

Measurements:: overall: 430 mm x 520 mm x 60 mm,
frame: 415 mm x 505 mm x 55 mm,
image: 330 mm x 440 mm

type:: oil painting

credit:: Penn-Gaskell Collection

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