1780s Collection (page 6)

Excursion to the moon
Fanciful depiction of Chevalier Humguffier (or Humgussier) and the Marquis de Gull making an excursion to the moon in their new aerial vehicle. 1784

Ornate Montgolfier balloon
An ornate Montgolfier balloon, Le Flesselles, measuring 126 feet high and 100 feet wide. Montgolfier and six others ascended in this balloon above Lyons, France, on 19 January 1784. 1784

Rescue of Major Money off the coast of Yarmouth

Lunardis balloon ascent from Artillery Ground
Lunardis balloon ascent from the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company, making him the first Aerial Traveller in the English Atmosphere. With crowds of spectators. 15 September 1784

Lunardis second Grand Air Balloon
Mr Lunardis second Grand Air Balloon, in which he ascended from the Artillery Ground on 13 May, and with Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage from St Georges Fields on 29 June. May-June 1785

Three passengers in a balloon
Vincent Lunardi, George Biggin and Mrs Sage in balloon cage. 1785

Professor demonstrating a balloon
A Professor filling and explaining to an audience the nature of a balloon. 1784

King and Queen watching a balloon ascent, Windsor
The King, Queen and others watching a balloon ascent from the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784

Royal Family viewing balloon ascent, Windsor
The Royal Family viewing a balloon ascent in the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784

Lunardis balloon spectators
Lower half of a picture entitled Lunardis Balloon, showing a crowd of spectators standing in a circle -- the balloon is presumably in the sky above them. circa 1780s

Lunardis balloon, Pantheon
Lunardis balloon, exhibited in the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London. 1784

Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage in Lunardis balloon
Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage going up from St Georges Field in Lunardis balloon, 29 June 1785. June 1785

Lunardis new balloon
Lunardis New Balloon, with vignettes depicting its making, filling, ascending, at its height, and descending. 1785

Lunardis balloon (bearing a lion and unicorn royal crest) and car containing three people. 1785

Blanchards balloon ascent, Chelsea, London
Grand Aerostatic Balloon, in which Mr Blanchard ascended from the Royal Military Academy at Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784

Satirical ballooning cartoon
Satirical cartoon: The Aerostatic Stage Balloon sets out from Swan with two necks Various passengers can be seen, sitting on three levels. They include royalty, a pope, a cardinal and a devil. 1783

Balloon ascending with animal passengers
The Ascent of the Aerial Balloon. A fanciful engraving of a balloon rising with a cage full of animals (a duck, a cockerel and a lamb), with a crowd of people watching. 1783

Descent of Montgolfier balloon
The descent of the Montgolfier balloon, landing in countryside to the consternation of local farmers. 1783

Montgolfier balloon, Gonesse, near Paris
General alarm of the inhabitants of Gonesse, near Paris, resulting from the fall of Montgolfiers air balloon. 1783

Mozart performs for Kaiser Josef II c. 1780
Mozart performs at the piano for Kaiser Josef II, patron of the arts and music lover, c.1780. Date: c. 1780

The Handel Commemoration, Westminster Abbey, 1784
The Handel Commemoration at Westminster Abbey. View of the orchestra and organ erected in Westminster Abbey under the direction of Mr. James Wyatt. Date: 1784

Street music: organ grinder, 1789
An organ grinder plying his trade, surrounded by various other musicians. A buxom lady plays a stringed instument, while a boy and his dog look on. Date: c.1789

Galvani Frog Exp. 3
He provokes contractions in the legs of a frog using a metal arc Date: early 1780s

People examining lots at an auction
A room full of people examining lots at an auction. Date: 1788

Cat of Angora in English translation of Comte de Buffons " Histoire Naturelle, gnrale et particulire."

Astronomy Herschel
George III visits Herschels observatory

The Prado, Madrid
The Prado, built in the 1780s, opened as a museum in 1819 and houses a definitive collection of Spanish art as well as much from the Netherlands, formerly governed by Spain

Montgolfier Brothers
JACQUES-ETIENNE and JOSEPH- MICHEL MONTGOLFIER, French aviation pioneers

German Fashions 1780S
Two Germans of the Werther period, when Goethes romantic novel took Europe by storm and encouraged romantic sentiments expressed in behaviour and dress

Mid 18th Century Woman
A noblewoman of George IIs time

The Start of a Race
The chaotic scene at the start of a race

Rubbing down the Horses
Weighing the jockeys and rubbing down the horses before a race

The Betting Post
A crowd of punters at the betting post

Off-Course Scenes
Various activities happen between races, such as drinking and gambling

Galvani / Frog Exp. - 4
Experiment devised by Luigi Galvani, showing movement of Frog legs due to electrical current

Benedict Arnold and Major Andre
Benedict Arnold persuades Major Andre to conceal papers in his boot, causing him to be hanged as a spy when captured by the patriots

Leicester Improved breed of sheet
The Leicester Improved breed of sheep

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