Balloon Hunting near Lady James's Folly

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)

Greenwich Heritage Centre

1786 - 1811

Lady James's Folly is now called Severndroog Castle and stands in Castlewood Park, Shooters Hill above Woolwich. It was built as a tribute to Sir William James's achievements against pirates in the Indian Ocean, and in particular for capturing Severndroog on the Malabar coast.

• Medium: pen & ink, watercolour & pencil
• Dimensions: 26 x 35 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2000 ( Total: £8,251)
• ArtFunded in: 1991
• Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

Sir William Gordon Cumming, Bt.

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