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Hand-coloured caricature of a man in a dark coat bent over a laboratory table with glassware, a globe, and a candle, with portrait medallions above.

Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.

A hand-coloured etching shows a stooped man in a dark coat leaning over a green-draped table crowded with glass vessels, a candle, a globe, and small instruments. Above him hang two oval portrait medallions, a sheet of diagrams, and a coiled serpent, while a candle in a wire cage glows at centre.

Artist
James Gillray
Date
29 March 1796
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3120 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1796.
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: Un filósofo, Conduit Street: caricatura coloreada a mano tras Gillray, 1796

Un aguafuerte coloreado a mano muestra a un hombre encorvado con abrigo oscuro inclinado sobre una mesa cubierta de paño verde, llena de recipientes de vidrio, una vela, un globo terráqueo e instrumentos pequeños. Sobre él flotan dos medallones con retratos, una hoja de diagramas y una serpiente enroscada.

Português: Um filósofo, Conduit Street: caricatura colorida à mão após Gillray, 1796

Um água-forte colorido à mão mostra um homem curvado, de casaco escuro, debruçado sobre uma mesa coberta por pano verde, cheia de recipientes de vidro, uma vela, um globo e pequenos instrumentos. Acima dele pairam dois medalhões com retratos, uma folha de diagramas e uma serpente enrolada.

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