Philosopher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R2642
People: Valentine Green, British (1739 - 1813)
After Joseph Wright of Derby, British (Derby, England 1734 - 1797 Derby, England)
Published by Valentine Green, British (1739 - 1813)
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
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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