• The philosopher reading a lecture on the Orrery.

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Language:
  • No linguistic content; Not applicable
Creator:
  • Pether, William, ca. 1738-1821
Call number:
  • A West 24/Drawer 11/GC106/Half Folio/17th-19th c. GA 2005.01523
Extent:
  • 1 item ; sheet 44 x 56.5 cm.
Format:
  • Visual material
Description:
  • Medium: Mezzotints
  • Depiction: Genre scene of philosopher surrounded by three men, two boys, and a woman who are studying an orrery.
Publisher:
  • 1768.
Subject:
  • Science—Study and teaching—In art
  • Children in art
  • Planetariums—In art
  • Solar system—In art
  • Education in art
  • Philosophers in art
  • Scientific apparatus and instruments in art
  • Astronomical instruments in art
  • Genre painting
Created:
  • 1768-01-01T00:00:00Z
Date:
  • 1768
Location:
  • Special Collections A West 24/Drawer 11/GC106/Half Folio/17th-19th c. GA 2005.01523
Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/dc3r0757447
Edm rights:
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Range label:
  • Logical
Contributor:
  • Wright, Joseph, of Derby, 1734-1797
Engraver:
  • Pether, William, ca. 1738-1821
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