A man showing a wet-nurse her new charge, surrounded by ornate border. Engraving by A. Coupé after A. Desenne, 1814.

A man and a woman demonstrating the process of fermentation and distillation in alchemy. Etching, ca. 17th century.

The widow's son returns to life in response to Elijah's prayer. Wood engraving.

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 black swan from Cap de Diemen. Engraving by Perée, ca. 1798, after Piron.