Mrs. Letitia Sage, first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon
The Parachute or a Sage Lady's Second Experiment'. A rather saucy 18th century cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson which depicts Mrs. Letitia Sage, the first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon
Picture No
11038286
Media ID
48078162
Size
2023px x 2866px
(1.4MB)
Credit
©The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson - Royal Aeronautical Society - Cuthbert-Hodgson Collection III
Date
1785
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1785 Ascend Ascends Ballooning Coarse Englishwoman Hangs Letitia Onlookers Onto Parachute Revealed Revealing Ribald Rowlandson Sage Saucy Skirts
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