A Philospher Showing an Experiment Of the Air Pump
Artist
VALENTINE GREEN, 1739-1813
Date1769
MediumMezzotint
Dimensions17 5.8 in x 23 in
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Colnagli + Co LTD
Museum Purchase
Object number1956.40.2
DescriptionThis print is after the painting by Joseh Wright of Derby. John Boydell published the print. The subject matter includes men, women and children grouped around a table of objects performing an experiment showing the effects of a vaccuum on a living bird.On View
Not on viewCollections
Egypt
