Rural sports. Balloon hunting
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- Title:
- Rural sports. Balloon hunting
- Description:
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The balloon is drifting before the wind beyond the control of the aeronaut; a fair voyager is making a terrific descent with a parachute in the midst of a flock of birds ; from the top of a tall tower a gentleman is taking deliberate aim at the flying machine, probably with a view to bring it down by blowing a hole through the body of the balloon. In the foreground is shown the mishap of the balloon-hunters ; a stout old gentleman is endeavouring to drag his vehicle up hill ; his horse is shying and kicking ; a dog is barking at the animal's head, the shafts are snapped, and the trap is kicked over ; three fair riders are thrown out in picturesque confusion on the turf, and scattered with bottles and a bundle.
- Artist:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
- Date:
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October 25, 1811
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Caricatures
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
- Series:
- The Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror Vol. 1
- Subjects:
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Balloons (Aircraft)
Parachutes
Carriages & coaches
Hills
Horses
- Extent:
- 1 print : hand-colored etching ; sheet 26 x 39 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pf30m
- Terms of Use:
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