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Dr John Jeffries, American balloonist, 1786. (1911). Artist: Unknown

Dr John Jeffries, American balloonist, 1786. (1911). Artist: Unknown

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Dr John Jeffries, American balloonist, 1786. Jeffries (1744-1819) during a balloon ascent to investigate the atmospheric temperature. On 7 January, 1785, Jeffries and French balloonist Jean Pierre Blanchard made the first successful balloon flight across the English Channel. After a pastel drawing by John Russell (1745-1806). From The Connoisseur Volume XXIX [Otto Limited, London, 1911]

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: {}: Search Wikipedia for Unknown
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  1. John Russell: British: Artist, painter, printmaker, authorSearch Wikipedia for John Russell
Subject
  1. Dr John Jeffries: American: BalloonistSearch Wikipedia for Dr John Jeffries
Medium
  1. Pastel
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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  1. 2-619-011
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