The providential escape of Major Money : who ascended from Quantrells Garden, Norwich, on Saturday, July 25, 1785Walker, William, 1729-1793, printmaker[approximately 1785]engDepiction of the rescue of the English aeronaut Major John Money, who stands on the partially submerged gondola of an air balloon amid rolling waves beneath an overcast night sky. To his right, two men in a rowboat hold their hands out towards him; one pulls Money's gondola towards the boat with a pole, while another three sit at the oars and two additional men point and wave in the stern. A sailboat is seen in the background on the leftTitle engraved below image.Artist and printmaker attributions from statements of responsibility "Barlow delint." and "Walker sculpt.[?]" on variant state sold at auction in 2019; see image on invaluable website (https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/william-walker-1725-1793-ballooning-circa-1785-205-c-a744ea68e4?srsltid=AfmBOoqy1YWdzZFAdkYVJdjXYeECElzWtOFzrjmpVOOG5th-TrufyTej; accessed 23 October 2025).Possible publication by Barlow based on dedication at bottom of plate: To the Right Honourable George Earl of Orford, Lord Lieutenant & Custus Rotulorum of the County of Norfolk, this representation of his dangerous and distressful situation with the British balloon ... is most respectfully inscribed by his Lordships most obedient humble servt. R. Barlow.Sheet trimmed to plate mark. $5 CtY-LW