Captain Temple and Walter Powell M.P. in the basket of the balloon 'Saladin', 1881. Coloured wood engraving.

Date:
1880-1889
Reference:
36308i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view Captain Temple and Walter Powell M.P. in the basket of the balloon 'Saladin', 1881. Coloured wood engraving.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

Captain Temple and Walter Powell M.P. in the basket of the balloon 'Saladin', 1881. Coloured wood engraving. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Additional portrait of Powell inset in a roundel. Captain Templer and Walter Powell, M.P. for Malmesbury, were involved in an accident in the balloon 'Saladin', while taking meteorological observations, in December 1881. Templer and another man (not shown here) Arthur Agg-Gardiner were thrown clear of the balloon when it crash-landed at Bridport, but the third man, Walter Powell, M.P., was trapped on board, the balloon flew off, and Powell was never seen again

Publication/Creation

1880-1889

Physical description

1 print : wood engraving, with watercolour ; sheet 24.2 x 15.2 cm

Lettering

Car of the "Saladin", with Mr. Powell, M.P., and Captain Temple, R.E. Sir Walter Powell, M.P.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 36308i

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link