Ascent of Balloon from Burlington House, Piccadilly, from the Window at Mr. B. Palmer's

John Linnell, 1792–1882, British, Ascent of Balloon from Burlington House, Piccadilly, from the Window at Mr. B. Palmer's, after 1812

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Creator:

John Linnell, 1792–1882

Title:

Ascent of Balloon from Burlington House, Piccadilly, from the Window at Mr. B. Palmer's

Date:

after 1812

Medium:

Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 9 1/2 x 13 3/8 inches (24.1 x 34 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in brown ink, lower right: "Ascent of Balloon | from Burlington House | Picadilly from The Window | [?at] Mr [?B.] Palmer's opposite -after[...]"

Signed and dated in brown ink, lower right: "1812 | J. Linnell"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1986.29.440

Classification:

Drawings & Watercolors

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

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https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2081

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