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William Pether

?–1795

WA-00049099

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery

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Artworks (7)

The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers

1775 · mezzotint

Image: 56.1 x 45.5 cm (22 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Plate: 58 x 45.6 cm (22 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Sheet: 64.6 x 50.7 cm (25 7/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

An Academy by Lamplight

1772 · Mezzotint; second state of two

plate: 22 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (58.1 x 45.4 cm) sheet: 23 x 18 1/8 in. (58.4 x 46 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Farrier's Shop

1771 · Mezzotint; first state before title and address

sheet: 19 13/16 x 12 15/16 in. (50.3 x 32.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Susanna Lunden, sister of Helena Fourment

1769 · Mezzotint

Sheet (Trimmed): 20 in. × 14 1/8 in. (50.8 × 35.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Man with the Initials FM

1751 · Ivory

Oval, 3 x 2 1/4 in. (75 x 56 mm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Koning Uzziah geteisterd door melaatsheid

1741 · paper

width: 251 cm, height: 351 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Tiberius Hemsterhuis

1741 · paper

width: 251 cm, height: 352 cm

Rijksmuseum

Artwork sources (6)

7 published of 13 catalogued · 12 with image

The Met
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Rijksmuseum
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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+ 3 more sources · 6 catalogued, not yet published

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The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers
1775 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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