The Physician Erasistratus

Made:
1778-1781 in Birmingham
maker:
Francis Eginton
artist:
Benjamin West

Mechanical painting, The physician Erasistratus discovering the love of Antiochus for Stratonice, by Francis Eginton, c.1778. On two sheets laid paper; 77.5x110.5cm. In new mount and frame, 98.5x119.5x3cm. After a painting by Benjamin West. Formerly inventoried as a sun picture by James Watt; please see information sheet for fuller details.

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1884-16 Pt7
Materials:
aquatint engraving and paper
Measurements:
overall: 775 mm x 1105 mm
frame: 985 mm x 1195 mm x 30 mm,
type:
print and mechanical painting
credit:
Patent Office Museum