Earth

Date1799

Publisher Joseph Read

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).