Summer Amusement. An Elevated Subject. Far from the busy world remove'd, how peaceful is their "lot"!!

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Object Details

Artist

H. Heathfort

Physical Description

Hand-colored etching of a cartoon showing two men and two women in a balloon gondola that is becoming detached from the balloon. One of the men is hanging onto the side of the gondola, while the other man is trying to pull him back in. The two women are holding onto the ropes with panicked expressions on their faces. Items are falling from the balloon, including two Union Jacks. A flock of birds surrounds the balloon.

'Published, 1830 by S. Gans Southampton St. Strand.'

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Date

1830

Inventory Number

A20140565000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Etching on Paper, Colored

Dimensions

Mat: 45.7 × 35.6cm (18 × 14 in.)

Unmatted: 35.6 × 24.8cm (14 in. × 9 3/4 in.)

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ec7ca7f4-01a8-4b59-bcab-e6b3edeaecb2

Record ID

nasm_A20140565000