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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R2642
People
Valentine Green, British (Salford, England 1739 - 1813 London)
After Joseph Wright of Derby, British (Derby, England 1734 - 1797 Derby, England)
Published by Valentine Green, British (Salford, England 1739 - 1813 London)
Title
Philosopher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1769
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/247372

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mezzotint on cream wove paper
Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
sheet: 48.1 x 59.3 cm (18 15/16 x 23 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, bequest; to Belinda Lull Randall, his sister, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iii
Standard Reference Number
And. 39, Clayton 208

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R2642
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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