A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Valentine Green|Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby)
Artist bio: British, Salford 1739–1813 London|British, Derby 1734–1797 Derby
Artist role: Engraver|Artist
Artist nationality: British|British
Date: 1769
Medium: Mezzotint; first state of two (Chaloner Smith); second state of three (Whitman)
Dimensions: Plate: 19 × 23 in. (48.3 × 58.4 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 25 5/8 in. (50.5 × 65.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession year: 1949
Tags: Science|Birds|Children|Men|Women