The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers
Joseph Wright of DerbyWW-1775-157794
Alma and Robert D. Milne Fund
Catalogue
- Year
- 1775
- Medium
- mezzotint
- Dimensions
- Image: 56.1 x 45.5 cm (22 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Plate: 58 x 45.6 cm (22 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Sheet: 64.6 x 50.7 cm (25 7/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Joseph Wright of Derby
Artist
Joseph Wright of Derby
Painting
Joseph Wright, styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting and landscape art. He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution".
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Record
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- Joseph Wright of Derby
- Year
- 1775
- Medium
- mezzotint
- Dimensions
- Image: 56.1 x 45.5 cm (22 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Plate: 58 x 45.6 cm (22 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Sheet: 64.6 x 50.7 cm (25 7/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1775-157794
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified