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Engraving of a chemist seated and pointing with a rod while an assistant stands by a furnace in a cluttered laboratory with hanging reptiles and glass flasks.

A Chemist's Laboratory with Numbered Apparatus, Engraving, 1748

An engraved laboratory scene showing a seated chemist in a long robe holding a pointer toward a standing assistant beside a brick furnace. Dried reptiles and hanging apparatus fill the ceiling, and glass vessels line the shelves and floor. The banner across the top reads as a second view of practical chemistry in a 1747 magazine.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1748
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3443 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1748.
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

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