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Rigaud, John Francis, 1742–1810
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Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
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1785
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Biggin, George (died 1803)
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Lunardi, Vincenzo (1759–1806), balloonist
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Sage, Letitia Anne (née Hoare; ca.1750–1817) first British woman to fly
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Imaginative Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-02-01 - 2006-08-18)
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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The Conversation Piece - Arthur Devis & His Contemporaries (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-10-01 - 1980-11-30)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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John Francis Rigaud, 1742–1810
Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Letitia Anne Sage (née Hoare), in a Balloon
1785
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Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Ascension of Madame Sage, Chevalier Biggin and Captain Vincent Lunardi in a Balloon, June 20, 1785
1785