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Etching of an 18th-century chemical laboratory with shelves of flasks, round glass vessels on benches, a furnace, and figures in period dress.

The chemical laboratory of Ambrose Godfrey: : the distilling room. Etching attributed to W.H. Toms after H. Gravelot.

An engraved interior of a large laboratory with shelves of jars and flasks, rows of round glass vessels, and a tall furnace on the right. Several figures in period dress work at benches and stand near the doorway, while others walk through the room.

Artist
Hubert-François Gravelot
Date
[between 1730 and 1739?]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 1666 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1749.
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: Laboratorio químico de Ambrose Godfrey: sala de destilación

Grabado de un amplio interior de laboratorio con estantes de frascos y botellas, filas de recipientes de vidrio redondos y un horno alto a la derecha. Varias figuras con ropa de época trabajan en mesas o se encuentran cerca de la puerta.

Português: Laboratório químico de Ambrose Godfrey: sala de destilação

Gravura de um amplo interior de laboratório com prateleiras de frascos e garrafas, fileiras de recipientes de vidro redondos e um forno alto à direita. Várias figuras em trajes de época trabalham nas bancadas ou perto da porta.