Charles Green
(1785-1870), BalloonistEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 6 portraits
Charles Green was the first man to ascend in a balloon filled with coal-generated hydrogen gas in 1821. He made over 500 ascents and airborne excursions between 1821 and 1852, one of which was a record journey of about five hundred miles from Vauxhall Gardens in London to Weilburg in Germany.
by Hilaire Ledru
oil on panel, 1835
NPG 2557
A Consultation prior to the Aerial Voyage to Weilburg, 1836
by John Hollins
oil on canvas, circa 1836-1838
NPG 4710
A Rising Statesman (Charles Green; Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 August 1836
NPG D41384
by George Thomas Payne, published by Hodgson & Graves, after John Hollins
mezzotint, published 6 June 1838
NPG D34902
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