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IBBETSON, Julius Caesar · 1785 →
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In addition to an ironic and self-critical attitude of British painting to modern technology, there was an objective documentation of technical innovations in the second half of the 18th century, as in Ibbetson's painting.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {George Biggins' Ascent in Lunardi' Balloon by IBBETSON, Julius Caesar},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ibbetson-julius-caesar-r544821690957c3/george-biggins-ascent-in-lunardi-balloon-r96b5ed3a2b2b2f},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
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