A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Provenance

(Hill-Stone Inc., New York); purchased 2003 by NGA.

A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Wright, Joseph

1769

Accession Number

2003.76.1

Medium

mezzotint on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 47.6 x 58.5 cm (18 3/4 x 23 1/16 in.) | sheet: 51.3 x 63.8 cm (20 3/16 x 25 1/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

New Century Fund