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Stipple engraving of a seated bearded chemist in a cluttered laboratory with a woman leaning in, a glass apparatus, bottles, a furnace and a globe.

Alchemy to Chemistry: Stipple Engraving after Richard Corbould, 1805

A stipple engraving shows a bald, bearded man seated in a dim laboratory, examining a flask, while a woman with a headdress leans toward him and a younger man works at a glass apparatus at left. Shelves of bottles, a copper furnace, and a globe fill the cluttered room.

Artist
Richard Corbould
Date
27 July 1805
Medium
Allegorical prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3167 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1805.
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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