The Perilous Situation of Major Mony, When He Fell into the Sea with His Balloon on the 23rd of July, 1785, Off the Coast of Yarmouth; Most Providentially Discovered and Taken Up by the Argus Sloop, After Having Remained in the Water During Five Hours
John MurphyWW-1789-535005
1789·Mezzotint; second state of two·plate: 19 15/16 x 23 7/8 in. (50.7 x 60.7 cm)
sheet: 21 1/4 x 25 9/16 in. (54 x 65 cm)
Mary Oenslager Fund and A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2010
Catalogue
- Year
- 1789
- Dimensions
- plate: 19 15/16 x 23 7/8 in. (50.7 x 60.7 cm) sheet: 21 1/4 x 25 9/16 in. (54 x 65 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- John Murphy
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John Murphy (b. 1945)
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- John Murphy
- Year
- 1789
- Dimensions
- plate: 19 15/16 x 23 7/8 in. (50.7 x 60.7 cm) sheet: 21 1/4 x 25 9/16 in. (54 x 65 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1789-535005
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
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