Title: The Perilous Situation of Major Mony, When He Fell into the Sea with His Balloon on the 23rd of July, 1785, Off the Coast of Yarmouth; Most Providentially Discovered and Taken Up by the Argus Sloop, After Having Remained in the Water During Five Hours
Object type: Print
Date: June 24, 1789
Artist:  John Murphy 
Artist bio: Irish, active 1778–1817, died after 1820 London
Artist nationality: Irish
Artist role: Engraver
Medium: Mezzotint; second state of two
Dimensions: plate: 19 15/16 x 23 7/8 in. (50.7 x 60.7 cm)
sheet: 21 1/4 x 25 9/16 in. (54 x 65 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Mary Oenslager Fund and A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2010
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Seas, term: Hot Air Balloons