The preservation of Sir Richard MacGwire who fell into the sea (by the descent of a balloon) off the coast of Ireland, on the 12th of May, 1785 / [graphic]

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Title: The preservation of Sir Richard MacGwire who fell into the sea (by the descent of a balloon) off the coast of Ireland, on the 12th of May, 1785 / [graphic]
Creator: Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
Contributor: Barralet, John James, approximately 1747-1815, artist, publisher.
Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827, publisher.
Published / Created: [4 June 1787]
Publication Place: London and Dublin
Publisher: Published as the act directs June 4th, 1787, by Thos. Milton, No. 40 Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, London, and by J. James Barralet, in Dublin
Abstract: "A young man being hauled out of the water by men in a fishing boat, one holding onto a pole he clutches, another supported by his companions, as he reaches out over the side of the boat to seize the drowning man's jacket; with three gentlemen in a boat behind to right and a hot-air balloon sinking in the waves in the background; after Barralet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
Provenance: Donald A. Heald; June 2019.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 49.5 x 61 cm, on sheet 51.5 x 64 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Drawer 787.06.04.02+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Mezzotints
Material: mezzotint ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): MacGwire, Richard, active 1785,
Subject (Topic): Ballooning accidents
Balloons (Aircraft)
Fishing boats
Rescues
Subjects: MacGwire, Richard, active 1785
Ballooning accidents
Balloons (Aircraft)
Fishing boats
Rescues

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Orbis Record: 14301443
Object ID (OID): 16831369

The preservation of Sir Richard MacGwire who fell into the sea (by the descent of a balloon) off the coast of Ireland, on the 12th of May, 1785 / [graphic]

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