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]Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker[4 June 1787]eng"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 catalogueTitle engraved below image.