Tag: Montgolfier Balloon

MALCOLM MORLEY (1931–2018) Navy Manoeuvres, 2016 oil on linen 101,6 × 127 cm | 40 × 50 inches Private collection Naval tactics is the collective name for methods of engaging and defeating an enemy ship or fleet in battle at sea during naval warfare, the naval equivalent of military tactics on land. Naval tactics are distinct…

MALCOLM MORLEY (1931–2018) Flying Cloud with Montgolfier Balloon, 1998 Lithograph on Rives BFK mould-made paper 37 3/4 × 47 in; 95.9 × 119.4 cm Private collection Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the world’s sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship held this…