Gallery›Wellcome Collection›An old man rests his head on his hand; cherubs play in a room filled with mechanical instruments; representing mechanical philosophy (or 18th century physics). Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1816.
An old man rests his head on his hand; cherubs play in a room filled with mechanical instruments; representing mechanical philosophy (or 18th century physics). Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1816.
Wellcome Collection

An old man rests his head on his hand; cherubs play in a room filled with mechanical instruments; representing mechanical philosophy (or 18th century physics). Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1816.

1816

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Mechanics. Chapman sculp.

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