James Sowerby, The Chromatic Scale

The Chromatic Scale, 1 October 1807

James Sowerby (1757 - 1822)

RA Collection: Art

Title
The Chromatic Scale
Artist/designer
James Sowerby (1757 - 1822)
Published by
James Sowerby (1757 - 1822)
From
James Sowerby, A new elucidation of colours, London, 1809 (pl. 5)
Date
1 October 1807
Object type
Plate
Medium
Etching, watercolour and gum arabic
Dimensions

152 mm x 152 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
13/2451
This image is from a book

A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material; showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue; and the means of producing, measuring, and mixing them : with some observations on the accuracy of Sir Isaac Newton ... By James Sowerby ... - London: 1809

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