Allegory of the Four Elements - Air

The engraving shows a man climbing a wooden ladder against a leafy tree, reaching toward a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and long gown who holds out a cloth. Foreground rocks and plants, a distant fence and cottage, and grey tonal hatching give a pastoral setting printed on a bound album page.

Artist

Jacopo Amigoni

Date

1739-1752

Medium

Etching and engraving on laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2899 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum