Color Wheel Poster/Gift Wrap - Getty Museum Store

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Description

This high quality print, which can be hung as a poster or used as gift wrap, features the illustration "Prismatic" and other color diagrams by artist and engraver Moses Harris. This hand painted print and diagrams are from his book, The Natural System of Colour, published around 1776 in England. Harris is said to be the inventor of the color wheel, and his hand-tinted etching is possibly the earliest depiction of its type. The work is derived from the three primary colors: red, yellow and blue. - Printed on high quality Italian paper - 20 inches x 28 inches- Item #: WRAP/CWThe Vertical Poster Hanging Kit is available for a quick and easy way to display the wrap as a poster.