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A Philospher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump
A Philospher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump

A Philospher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump

CreatorEngraved by Valentine Green (British, 1739 - 1813)
After Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734 - 1797)
PublisherPublished by John Boydell London, (British, 1719 - 1804)
Date1769
Mediummezzotint on paper
DimensionsSheet: 48.9 x 59.7 cm (19 1/4 x 23 1/2 in.)
Plate Mark: 48.2 × 58.9 cm (19 × 23 3/16 in.)
Credit LinePurchased as a gift of the Master Print and Drawing Society of Ontario, 2010
Category
    Object number2010/29
    Copyright
    © Art Gallery of Ontario
    LocationNot currently on display

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