Air
Date1799
Publisher
Joseph Read
OriginEngland, London
MediumHand-colored line and stipple engraving
DimensionsOther (plate): 13 5/8 × 10 1/4in. (34.6 × 26cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-3323,3
DescriptionLower margin reads: "AIR / London Publish'd Jan.y 8, 1799, by Jos. Read Pall Mall."Label TextOne of a set of four prints of the elements. This print, representing air, depicts a woman seatted in a landscape, releasing a pet bird from a ribbon into the air. An empty of birdcage sits next to her.
For the rest of the set: 1971-3323, 1,2, & 4.
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