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Stipple engraving of a seated bearded chemist in a cluttered laboratory with a woman leaning in, a glass apparatus, bottles, a furnace and a globe.

A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the background a female figure representing the world looks at a chemist, who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle; representing the historical transition from alchemy to chemistry. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.

A stipple engraving shows a bald, bearded man seated in a dim laboratory, examining a flask, while a woman with a headdress leans toward him and a younger man works at a glass apparatus at left. Shelves of bottles, a copper furnace, and a globe fill the cluttered room.

Artist
Richard Corbould
Date
27 July 1805
Medium
Allegorical prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3167 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1805.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: De la alquimia a la química: grabado de Richard Corbould, 1805

Un grabado al punteado muestra a un hombre barbudo y calvo sentado en un laboratorio en penumbra, examinando un matraz, mientras una mujer con tocado se inclina hacia él y un joven trabaja con un aparato de vidrio a la izquierda. Estantes con frascos, un horno de cobre y un globo llenan la sala.

Português: Da alquimia à química: gravura pontilhada de Richard Corbould, 1805

Uma gravura pontilhada mostra um homem calvo e barbudo sentado em um laboratório na penumbra, examinando um frasco, enquanto uma mulher de touca se inclina em sua direção e um jovem trabalha com um aparelho de vidro à esquerda. Prateleiras de garrafas, um forno de cobre e um globo preenchem a sala.

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