Democritus and Protagoras

National Museum of American History

Object Details

original artist
Rosa, Salvator
engraver
Pether, William
delineator
Farington, George
publisher
Boydell, John
Description
Mezzotint after painting by Salvator Rosa once in the Gallery at Houghton. Now in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Print tipped onto sheet bound in George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 1.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
1778
ID Number
1978.0534.02.86
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.02.86
Object Name
print
mezzotint
Object Type
Mezzotint
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 51 cm x 35 cm; 20 3/32 in x 13 25/32 in
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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National Museum of American History
Subject
Mythology
Record ID
nmah_1694456
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-e361-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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