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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- Unknown, attributed to: :
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- John Russell: British: Artist, painter, printmaker, author
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- Dr John Jeffries: American: Balloonist
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- 2-619-011
- 2619011
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