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A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

William Pether1768

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery
  • Creator: William Pether after Joseph Wright
  • Date Created: 1768
  • Physical Dimensions: plate: 44.6 x 58.1 cm (17 9/16 x 22 7/8 in.) sheet: 49.1 x 59.4 cm (19 5/16 x 23 3/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (C. G. Boerner Limited, New York); purchased 2001 by NGA.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: mezzotint on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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