Print made by unknown artist, eighteenth century, Doctor Blowbladder Discovering the Perpetual Motion, 1772
- Title:
- Doctor Blowbladder Discovering the Perpetual Motion
- Date:
- 1772
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 3/8 × 11 1/4 inches (44.1 × 28.6 cm), Plate: 13 7/8 × 10 inches (35.2 × 25.4 cm), Image: 12 7/8 × 10 inches (32.7 × 25.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "#154"
Lettered inside image, lower right: "Blessed | Medicine"; below image: "Doctor Blowbladder discovering the Perpetual Motion. | Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Undetermined
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.789
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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