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Francis Jukes, 1747–1812, British, The First Balloon Ascent in England, September 1784, from the Artillery Ground, Moorfields, ca. 1784
- Title:
The First Balloon Ascent in England, September 1784, from the Artillery Ground, Moorfields
- Date:
- ca. 1784
- Medium:
- Hand colored etching
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 7/8 x 20 1/4in. (37.8 x 51.4cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.1278
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- binoculars, prism | city | crowd | guards | hot air balloon | platform | Union Jack
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13717
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