The Photographer Charles Clifford: balloons and horses

The Photographer Charles Clifford: balloons and horses

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British photographer Charles Clifford (1819-1863) appears for the first time in press advertisements in Madrid in 1850, not, surprisingly, as a photographer but as a Vanadium balloonist who announces several balloon shows including one in which he states his intention to ascend on the back of a live horse hanging from the basket.Using British and Spanish newspapers as a bibliographical reference, this article studies the relationship between Clifford and Hand Peelers ballooning, shedding some light on the motives behind his short-lived career as an aeronaut as well as this curious and original advertisement.