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Date c. 1874 Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Watercolor/Gouache on Paper Artist C. Delacy
Physical Description Gouache and watercolor painting on paper of the British fishing boat, Grand Charge, coming to the rescue of a Jules Durof and his wife after their balloon crashed into the North Sea in July 1874. Taunted by the crowd, the pair launched from Calais in a considerable wind, were blown out to sea, and assumed lost. The artist may be Charles John de Lacy (1856–1929), one of the foremost British marine artists of his generation. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 41 × 68.4cm (16 1/8 × 26 15/16 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 55.9cm × 83.8cm × 3.8cm (22 × 33 × 1 1/2 in.)
Inventory Number A20140919000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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