Harmonious colours
Date
1810
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Object type
Library reference
40467
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 237mm
width (print): 190mm
width (print): 190mm
Subject
Description
Harmonious colour scheme from Goethe’s optical experiments. Consisting of six coloured sections, each containing an illustration of an insect surrounded by four playing card symbols in differnt colour mixes.
Inscribed ‘XII.’
Plate 12 to Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of colours) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Tubingen, 1810).
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German poet, novelist and scientist.
Inscribed ‘XII.’
Plate 12 to Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of colours) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Tubingen, 1810).
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German poet, novelist and scientist.