Earth
Date1799
Publisher
Joseph Read
OriginEngland, London
MediumHand-colored line and stipple engraving
DimensionsOther (plate): 13 3/4 × 10 1/4in. (34.9 × 26cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-3323,1
DescriptionLower margin reads: "EARTH. / London Publish'd Jan.y 8.th 1799 by Jos. Read Pall Mall."Label TextOne of a set of four prints of the elements. This print, representing earth, depicts a woman gardening. She holds a flowerpot. For the rest of the set: 1971-3323, 2, 3, & 4.ProvenanceBefore 1971, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1971-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres
1780
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
1755-1775
