Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785
- artist:
- Julius Caesar Ibbetson
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Painting, [Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields] / Julius Caesar Ibbetson, c.1785. Oil on canvas, 52x62cm in gilt frame 60x71x5.5cm. Formerly thought to have been by George Day, this is now attributed to Julius Caesar Ibbetson, and is a fuller version of the smaller oil by him in the Museum of London. A version exhibited at the Royal Academy London, 1788 (cat. 126). Shows the ascent from St. George's Fields, Islington, London, of George Biggin and Mrs. Sage, 29 June 1785; showing crowds, gantry, gas apparatus and Lunardi's balloon; balloon ascension; gas balloon; gantry
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1950-300/13
- Materials:
- oil paint on canvas
- Measurements:
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frame: 600 mm x 715 mm x 55 mm,
image: 520 mm x 620 mm
- type:
- oil painting
- credit:
- Penn-Gaskell Collection
