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An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump

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Original – An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump is a 1768 oil-on-canvas painting by Joseph Wright of Derby. It shows a natural philosopher recreating one of Robert Boyle's air pump experiments, in which a bird is deprived of air, before a varied group of onlookers. The group exhibits a variety of reactions, but for most of the audience scientific curiosity overcomes concern for the bird. The picture has been owned by the National Gallery, London since 1863 and is still regarded as a masterpiece of British art.

Reason

High quality scan of this interesting painting, which has a great article to support it. Science can be so cruel...

Articles in which this image appears

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump +10

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Joseph Wright of Derby

• Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:18, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
• Support - What a coincidence that I was thinking about this painting earlier. Forgot its name but not the painting. If I did I would've nominated it myself. Real fine looking piece of work. GamerPro64 02:13, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
• Support I was under impression it's already featured. The philosopher looks like Isaac Newton, while the guy to the right reminds Ben Franklin. Brandmeister^talk 13:52, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

  The article about the painting is featured. – Editør (talk) 08:16, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

  Yep, perhaps that's why. Brandmeister^talk 08:33, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

• Support - Hafspajen (talk) 14:09, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
• Support - One of my fave paintings of all time; I'm jealous I didn't nom first! - SchroCat (talk) 22:14, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
• Support - Great painting, great quality reproduction. mustermark 18:31, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:14, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1768.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:18, 15 April 2015 (UTC)