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The accompanying text reads, 'Mr Sadler over the Lighthouse, Dublin. 1812.' The basket of the balloon is inscribed 'Erin gobrah', i.e. Éirinn go Brách or Erin go Bragh, translated into English as 'Ireland forever'. The ascent occurred on 1st October 1812. The painting shows Sadler holding two flags.
Title
James Sadler Setting Off on the Proposed First Crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin by Hot-Air Balloon, 1812
Medium
watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 35 x W 24.1 cm
Accession number
36358i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
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