The Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg / L'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg

Thomas Malton British

Artist and publisher Joseph Hearn British

Publisher John Dean British

1789

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Title: The Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg / L'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg
Artist: Thomas Malton (British, London 1748–1804 London)
Artist and publisher: Joseph Hearn (British, late 18th century)
Publisher: John Dean (London)
Published in: London; St. Petersburg
Date: 1789
Medium: Aquatint and etching
Dimensions: plate: 15 1/2 x 22 7/16 in. (39.4 x 57 cm)
sheet: 18 5/16 x 24 3/16 in. (46.5 x 61.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of the Humanities Fund Inc., The Boris Bakhmeteff Collection, 1972
Object Number: 1972.744.44
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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