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Engraving of a small child working bellows at a brick furnace, with flasks and alembics on shelves, inside 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.

An engraved allegory shows a small child seated before a brick furnace, working bellows, surrounded by glass flasks, alembics and jars on shelves. A rococo scrolled border frames the scene, with a caption beneath the central image.

Artist
Pariset, R.M.
Date
1773
Medium
Etchings Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2965 × 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: Alegoría de Nicolás Lefevre en la química: un niño ante el horno

Un grabado alegórico muestra a un niño pequeño sentado ante un horno de ladrillo, accionando un fuelle, rodeado de matraces de vidrio, alambiques y frascos en estantes. Un marco rococó con volutas enmarca la escena, con una leyenda bajo la imagen central.

Português: Alegoria de Nicolas Lefevre na química: criança diante do forno

Uma gravura alegórica mostra uma criança pequena sentada diante de um forno de tijolos, operando um fole, cercada por frascos de vidro, alambiques e potes em prateleiras. Uma moldura rococó com volutas emoldura a cena, com uma legenda sob a imagem central.

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