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The Dissolution; or The Alchymist Producing an Aetherial Representation

The Dissolution; or The Alchymist Producing an Aetherial Representation

James Gillray (English, 1756-1815) published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)
Date
published May 21, 1796
Medium
Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 34.1 × 25.8 cm (13 7/16 × 10 3/16 in.); Plate: 36.2 × 26.3 cm (14 5/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 36.9 × 29.1 cm (14 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Credit line
Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee