The Emporium of Arts and Sciences, Vols. I-II

1812
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Emporium of Arts and Sciences, Vols. I-II
  • Editor: John Redman Coxe M.D. (American, 1773–1864)
  • Publisher: Joseph Delaplaine (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Sitter: Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
  • Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
  • Sitter: Sir Isaac Newton (British, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire 1643–1727 London)
  • Engraver: William Kneass (American, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1781–1840 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Engraver: David Edwin (American (born England), Bath 1776–1841 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Engraver: William Strickland (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1787–1854 Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Engraver: Cornelius Tiebout (American, New York ca. 1773–1832 Indiana)
  • Sitter: David Rittenhouse (American, Germantown, Pennsylvania 1732–1796)
  • Published in: Philadelphia
  • Date: 1812
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (23.5 x 14 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.79.2(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.