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A man conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic, in the foreground, in the background a female figure representing the world observes a man of the new school of chemistry who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle: a representation of the historical transition between alchemy and chemistry. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
Lettering: Chemistry. ; R. Corbould del. ; J. Chapman sc.
Creator
- Richard Corbould
- Richard Corbould
Type of item
- Allegorical prints
Creator
- Richard Corbould
- Richard Corbould
Type of item
- Allegorical prints
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Wellcome Collection
Creation date
- 1805
- 1805
Source
- V0007506
Identifier
- V0007506
- b1183523
- ICV No 7726
- e4uanfqk
Year
- 1805
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:29:29.120Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:29:29.120Z