Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the background a female figure representing the world looks at a scientist of the new school of chemistry, who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle; representing the historical transition from alchemy to chemistry. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the background a female figure representing the world looks at a scientist of the new school of chemistry, who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle; representing the historical transition from alchemy to chemistry. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
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A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the background a female figure representing the world looks at a scientist of the new school of chemistry, who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle; representing the historical transition from alchemy to chemistry. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.

Richard Corbould · 1805

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Chemistry. R. Corbould del. J. Chapman sc.

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