Balloon leaving Dover

Painting. [Balloon leaving Dover] / by EW Cocks (fl. 1825-1840), c.1840. Oil on canvas; [sight] 28.8x37.2cm in gilt frame 52.5x61x9cm. Signed bl. The first balloon crossing of the English Channel by Blanchard and Jeffries, 1785 January 7; shows the balloon above Dover Castle and harbour, with paddlesteamer (anachronism).

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3026459

Title

Balloon leaving Dover

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- frame: 525 mm x 610 mm x 90 mm; image [sight]: 288 mm x 372 mm