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Sepia etching of a cherub working bellows at a furnace amid chemical flasks and bottles, within an ornate scrolled rococo border.

An infant blowing bellows into a furnace; allegory of the role of N. Lefevre in chemistry. Etching (portrait) after R.M. Pariset, and etching (border) by J-G. Blanchon after himself.

A small winged child kneels at a furnace, working bellows among glass flasks, bottles, and a domed still on shelves. A rococo scrolled cartouche frames the sepia etching, and an inscription beneath the scene names Lefevre.

Artist
Pariset, R.M.
Date
1773
Medium
Etchings Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2873 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1773.
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: Infante con fuelle junto a un horno, alegoría de la química (1773)

Un pequeño niño alado se arrodilla junto a un horno y maneja un fuelle entre frascos de vidrio, botellas y un alambique abovedado sobre los estantes. Un marco ornamental rococó de volutas enmarca el grabado en tono sepia, con una inscripción bajo la escena.

Português: Criança com fole junto a uma fornalha, alegoria da química (1773)

Uma pequena criança alada ajoelha-se junto a uma fornalha e opera um fole entre frascos de vidro, garrafas e um alambique em forma de cúpula nas prateleiras. Uma moldura ornamental rococó de volutas envolve a gravura em tom sépia, com uma inscrição abaixo da cena.

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