Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1784
Coelum ipsum petimus stultitia
A giant exploding balloon, watched by a crowd. Satire on the bursting of Keegan's balloon in the garden of Foley House, Portland Place, while it was being filled. Sheldon's ascent therefore ended in disaster on 25th Sept. 1784.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- A24490/1
- Object name:
- Coelum ipsum petimus stultitia
- Artist/Maker:
- Sandby, Paul
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- Production date:
- 1784
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 277 mm, W 393 mm (paper)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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