The descent of the air balloon [graphic]

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Title: The descent of the air balloon [graphic]
Creator: Lodge, John, -1796, printmaker
Contributor: Fielding and Walker, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 December 1783]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd Decr. 1st, 1783, by J. Fielding, Pater Noster Row
Abstract: An air balloon, shown as a globe, lands in front of a cottage causing panic among those who were watching its progress. A cleric, holding a crucifix and a bible, attempts to exorcise the evil while the sheep, the cock, and the goose that travelled in the balloon's basket escape unharmed. A monkey looks on from a nearby tree. Below the image is a brief description of Montgolfier's experiment
Description: Title etched above image.
Plate from: European magazine, October 1783, p. 272.
Sequel to no. 6334 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 183 x 123 mm, on sheet 210 x 140 mm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1783
Engravings England London 1783
Etchings England London 1783
Material: etching & engraving ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): France
Subject (Name): Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810.
Subject (Topic): Balloons (Aircraft)
Spectators
Animals
Clergy
Subjects: Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810
Balloons (Aircraft)
Spectators
Animals
Clergy > France > 18th century
England > 1783
England > London > 1783

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