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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

Artist (British, 1739 - 1813)
After (British, 1734 - 1797)
Publisher (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.)
ClassificationsPrints and Drawings
Credit LinePurchased as a gift of the Master Print and Drawing Society of Ontario, 2010
Terms
  • Prints
  • mezzotints
Object number2010/29
Status
Not on view
Period18th Century
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