File:Cocks, Balloon Leaving Dover (1840).jpg

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E. W. Cocks: Balloon Leaving Dover  wikidata:Q111681601 reasonator:Q111681601
Artist
Edward William Cocks
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Title
Balloon Leaving Dover
label QS:Len,"Balloon Leaving Dover"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Painting by EW Cocks of the first balloon crossing of the English Channel by Blanchard and Jeffries, 7 January 1785 (Oil on canvas, 28.8 x 37.2 cm) It shows the balloon above Dover Castle and harbour, with an anachronistic paddlesteamer.
Date circa 1840
date QS:P571,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 28.8 cm (11.3 in); width: 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,28.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,37.2U174728
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