
Sujet
'The Ascent of Lunardi's Balloon from St George's Fields', c1790. Artist: Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Légende
'The Ascent of Lunardi's Balloon from St George's Fields', c1790. The third ascent of Vincenzo Lunardi's hot air balloon from Newington, London, on the 29th June 1785. Tickets were sold for the event and a great crowd assembled. The balloon has been decorated with the Union flag. (Lunardi was secretary to the Neapolitan Ambassador in England.)
Museum of London
Date
1788
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/London Museum
Notre référence
HRM19A82_400
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,3Mo) / 39,0cm x 32,1cm / 4605 x 3793 (300dpi)