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Portrait of an unknown scientist
- Circa 1824 – 1904
The identity of the scientist in this lithograph is not currently known. The print was created by Robert Jacob Hamerton, who was a cartoonist and illustrator from County Longford, Ireland. He later moved to London,…
- Artist Hamerton, Robert Jacob
- Subject Scientists, Portraits, Caricatures and cartoons
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Portrait of Nicholas Kratzer
- Circa 1818
This engraving portrays Nicholas Kratzer (1487?-1550), a German mathematician, astronomer, and horologist (horology is the art or science of measuring time), surrounded with tools related to his professional interests.…
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Jasperware cameo portrait of Joseph Priestley
- 1952
Oval blue Jasperware cameo; raised profile portrait of Priestley is white and in the center of the oval; back of the cameo is flat and has gold text.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Cameos, Jasperware
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Jasperware cameo portrait of Joseph Priestley
- After 1860 – before 1868
Cameo is oval with the profile of Joseph Priestley; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; sticker on back identifies the framer.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Cameos, Jasperware
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the portrait of an unidentified man looking forward; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the…
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Portrait of George Trapp
- 1930
Standing portrait of George Trapp, a blue-collar worker, looking left; dressed in work clothes including a cap, white shirt, vest, and smock; holding the neck of a green glass carboy in left hand; to left, crates used…
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Portrait of Reinhart Geiger
- 1930
Portrait of Reinhart Geiger standing, facing left; dressed in cap, blue coat, and gloves; holding oil can; locomotive in background; train tracks in lower right.
Gilded frame with label: "REINHART GEIGER / LOCOMOTIVE…
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John Dee
- 1827
This portrait of the famed alchemist John Dee (1527-1609) shows a bearded, elderly man attired in the fashion of the Elizabethan court, complete with a sober scholar's cap and a starched collar ruff. It closely…
- Publisher Hunt and Clarke
- Subject Alchemists, Dee, John, 1527-1608, Portraits
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Ambrose Godfrey Hanckwitz
- 1718
This engraving shows the bust of Ambrose Godfrey-Hanckwitz (1660–1741), an apothecary from Germany who later came to England to assist Sir Robert Boyle; here he is surrounded by his apparatus. At the left are the…
- After Schmutz, Johann Rudolf, 1670-1715
- Engraver Vertue, George, 1684-1756
- Subject Godfrey, Ambrose, -1741, Alchemy
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Flamel
- Undated
This etching, after a print by Balthasar Moncornet, in turn after a drawing by Rembrandt, claims to display a portrait of the French manuscript seller Nicolas Flamel (1330-1418). Flamel, along with his wife Perenelle,…
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Pythagoras Philosophe
- Circa 1584
This representation of the ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, who was greatly revered in the Renaissance era, comes from chapter 25 of the publication Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes…
- Contributor Thevet, André, 1502-1590
- Subject Pythagoras, Mathematicians, Philosophers
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Albert Le Grand Evesque de Ratisbonne
- Circa 1584
This wood engraving portrays Albertus Magnus (1193?-1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, who was a German Dominican friar and Catholic bishop. The inscription "Albert Le Grand Evesque de…
- Contributor Thevet, André, 1502-1590
- Subject Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280
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Hernry [Henri] Corneille Agrippa
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
- Circa 1584
This depiction of German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and occult writer Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486–1535) comes from chapter 107 of the publication Les vrais pourtraits et…
- Contributor Thevet, André, 1502-1590
- Subject Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486?-1535
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Geber Alchymiste Arabe
- Circa 1584
This depiction of 8th-century Arabic polymath Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān, westernized by Europeans as "Geber," comes from chapter 33 of the publication Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres grecz, latins et…
- Contributor Thevet, André, 1502-1590
- Subject Alchemists, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, Muslim scholars, Alchemy
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Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus
- 1567
This "Rosicrucian" woodcut portrait of the Swiss-German physician and alchemist Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus—better known as Paracelsus—appeared as the frontispiece to a posthumous 1567 edition of his works titled Ph…
- Subject Alchemists, Elixir of life, Paracelsus, 1493-1541
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Paracelse
- After 1800 – before 1840
This profile portrait claims to provide a likeness of Paracelsus, the famed Swiss-German physician, botanist, and alchemist. A champion of chemical medicines, Paracelsus criticized established medical institutions for…
- Artist Tardieu, Ambroise, 1788-1841
- Subject Alchemists, Paracelsus, 1493-1541
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Portrait of Sir James Simpson
- 1893
Portrait of Sir James Simpson, used as the prototype for a published illustration in the January 1894 issue of The Century Magazine, in an article about the invention of chloroform. Simpson was the first to demonstrate…
- Artist Pape, Frederick
- Subject Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870
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Portraits of Joseph Coulter, Jr.
- Undated
Joseph R. Coulter, Jr. (1924-1995) co-founded Coulter Corporation with his brother, Wallace, in the 1950s. The company was acquired by Beckman Instruments in 1997.
- Subject Executives, Portraits
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Portrait of Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915)
- Circa 1920
Portrait of Paul Erhlich, recipient of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to immunology. Ehrlich was a German Jewish physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology,…
- Artist Voigt, Franz Wilhelm, 1867-1949
- Subject Ehrlich, Paul, 1854-1915
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Portrait of Milton Whitney (1860-1927)
- 1910s
Portrait of Milton Whitney (1860-1927), Chief of the Division of Agricultural Soil (later alternately known as the Division of Soils and/or Bureau of Soils), a partner in the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS).…
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Portrait of Henry G. Knight
- 1930s
Portrait of Dr. Henry G. Knight, Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Chemistry & Soils.
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Portrait of James Wilson (1835-1920)
- 1910s
Portrait of James Wilson (1835-1920), who served as Secretary of Agriculture from 1897 to 1913. Wilson's tenure as Secretary is regarded as a period distinguished by the modernization of agricultural methods, as well as…
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Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976)
- 1930s – circa
Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976), popularly known as the father of ethylene and for his pioneering work on applications for by-products of petroleum processing.
Born in Mount Vernon, Iowa on December 24,…
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Portrait of Frederick Rowland Hazard (1858-1917)
- 1890s – circa
Portrait of Frederick Rowland Hazard (1858-1917), son of industrialist Rowland Hazard (18729-1898) and second President of the Solvay Process Company.
Frederick Rowland Hazard was born in Peacedale, Rhode Island in…
