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Hand-colored caricature of figures in a cluttered laboratory around a furnace labeled German Stove, with glass retorts and a man lifting a flask.

Political chemist and German retorts or dissolving the Rhenish confederacy

A hand-colored caricature shows a crowd of figures in a cluttered laboratory gathered around a large furnace labeled German Stove, with glass retorts and vessels bearing labels. A small figure tends the fire below while a man in a blue coat lifts a flask above the apparatus. Etched caricature with watercolor tinting, drawn with lively, crowded detail.

Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Date
1813
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2846 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1813.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Químico político y retortas alemanas, o disolución de la Confederación del Rin

Una caricatura coloreada a mano muestra a un grupo de figuras en un laboratorio abarrotado, reunidas alrededor de un gran horno con la etiqueta German Stove, con retortas de vidrio y recipientes rotulados. Una figura pequeña atiende el fuego bajo el aparato mientras un hombre de casaca azul levanta un frasco sobre él. Grabado con tinta de acuarela.

Português: Químico político e retortas alemãs, ou dissolução da Confederação do Reno

Uma caricatura colorida à mão mostra um grupo de figuras em um laboratório abarrotado, reunidas em torno de um grande forno com a inscrição German Stove, com retortas de vidro e recipientes rotulados. Uma figura pequena cuida do fogo sob o aparelho enquanto um homem de casaca azul ergue um frasco acima dele. Gravura com tinta aquarelada.

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