William Pether, ca. 1738–1821, Britishafter Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Title:
The Alchemist
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 3/4 x 17 7/8in. (57.8 x 45.4cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14588
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art in Focus : Joseph Wright and the Spectacle of Science (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-03-30 - 2007-06-11)A Primer of Printmaking Processes (Yale University Art Gallery, 1993-09-01 - 1993-11-28)
Publications:
Matthew Craske, Joseph Wright of Derby : Painter of darkness, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, p. 41, fig. 28, NJ18.W95 C72 2020+ (YCBA)