Portrait of James Gibbs (1682-1754) Finish:Rolled Aston Martin DBR1 on fire

Aston Martin DBR1 on fire in the pits

with their plastic sheets ready to protect them from the rain

The explosion

The painting is noted an article by Kenneth Romney Towndrow (1900-1953): "The tonal unity Orchardson perfected by his method of painting into a yellow ground has a refinement apt to invite oversight

' Plate 4 from Airopaidia: containing the narrative of a balloon excusion from Chester

Portrait of James Gibbs (1682-1754) Finish:Rolled Aston Martin DBR1 on fireOval half length portrait of Gibbs with an open coat and open shirt collar, his right hand held loosely before his midriff. Behind, an architectural background. Inscribed: 'A Bannerman sculp. JAMES GIBBS. ' In pencil lower left '1729' and lower right '1 '. James Gibbs was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1729. Original: engraving. 1762