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Watercolor sketch of a striped hot air balloon rising over city buildings and a crowd near Piccadilly.

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Ascent of Balloon from Burlington House, Piccadilly, from the Window at Mr. B. Palmer's, John Linnell, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A watercolor and pen drawing shows a striped hot air balloon rising over a row of city buildings and a crowd gathered below a stone wall. Trees and a cloud-filled sky fill the composition, and a handwritten inscription in the lower right reads the title. The work is attributed to John Linnell and is catalogued under the title Ascent of Balloon from Burlington House, Piccadilly.

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