Engraved plate titled Electricity showing four diagrams of electrical apparatus, including a machine on a table, a bust wired to conductors, discharging balls, and a boxed generator.

Electricity: electrical apparatus and experiments, engraved plate, 1818

An 1818 engraved plate titled Electricity, showing four numbered figures of electrical apparatus: a machine on a table with a leg on a stool, a bust with wires, a pair of discharging balls, and a boxed generator with a crank. Fine line work on pale paper.

Artist: John Farey, Jr.
Date: 1818
Medium: Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 3140 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1818.
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

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