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Engraved-style allegorical still life of scientific instruments, a sphere, telescope, books, crocodiles and snakes arranged around a cloth, with the word Philosophie below.

Scientific instruments and attributes of philosophy: gyroscopes, telescope, pestle and mortar, cosmological manuals, natural history specimens etc.. Lithograph by J-B-J. Jorand, 1835.

A lithograph arranged as an allegorical still life around a central armillary sphere and a telescope. Surrounding them are a book labelled "Astronomie," a lantern, a pestle and mortar, a set of compasses, crocodiles, snakes and sprays of foliage draped over a cloth. The word "PHILOSOPHIE" appears in the lower margin.

Artist
Jorand, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph, 1788-1850.
Date
1835
Medium
Allegorical prints Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2612 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1835.
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Español: Filosofía: instrumentos científicos y especímenes naturales, litografía, 1835

Una litografía dispuesta como un bodegón alegórico alrededor de una esfera armilar central y un telescopio. A su alrededor hay un libro con la etiqueta "Astronomie", una linterna, un mortero con su mano, un compás, cocodrilos, serpientes y ramas de follaje sobre una tela. En el margen inferior aparece la palabra "PHILOSOPHIE".

Português: Filosofia: instrumentos científicos e espécimes naturais, litografia, 1835

Uma litografia organizada como uma natureza-morta alegórica em torno de uma esfera armilar central e de um telescópio. Ao redor há um livro com a legenda "Astronomie", uma lanterna, um pilão, um compasso, crocodilos, serpentes e ramos de folhagem sobre um tecido. Na margem inferior lê-se a palavra "PHILOSOPHIE".

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