Who created "A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump"?

A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump was created by Valentine Green|Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby) in 1769.

What medium is "A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump"?

A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump is Mezzotint; first state of two (Chaloner Smith); second state of three (Whitman).

Yes, A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

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

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Accession Number

49.95.14