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Engraved laboratory interior with two men, hanging dried reptiles, glass flasks, furnaces and jars on shelves, 1748.

A chemist's laboratory, with the apparatus numbered for a key. Engraving, 1748.

An engraved interior shows a seated man in a cap, gesturing with a rod toward a standing companion in a long coat. Dried reptiles hang from the beamed ceiling, and glass vessels, furnaces and jars fill the workshop. Fine hatching defines the stone floor, arched alcove and shelves.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1748
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3200 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1748.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Laboratorio de un químico con aparatos numerados, grabado, 1748

Un grabado muestra el interior de un taller donde un hombre sentado, con gorro, señala con una varilla a otro de pie, con abrigo largo. Reptiles disecados cuelgan del techo con vigas, y frascos de vidrio, hornos y tarros llenan el espacio. El sombreado fino define el suelo de piedra y los estantes.

Português: Laboratório de um químico com aparelhos numerados, gravura, 1748

Uma gravura mostra o interior de uma oficina em que um homem sentado, de boné, aponta com uma haste para outro, de pé, usando casaco longo. Répteis secos pendem do teto com vigas, e frascos de vidro, fornos e potes preenchem o espaço. Hachuras finas definem o piso de pedra e as prateleiras.

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