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Vaccination [caricature]
- Circa 1913
Plate from a French caricature by Carlo Gripp (1826-1900) depicting a woman surrounded by a small group dressed in formal attire. The woman lifts her dress to reveal her shin, which she presents to a kneeling doctor who…
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L'Astronome
- The Astronomer
- 1909
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of an astronomer posed with a telescope. An anthropomorphic rendering of a moon is visible in the background. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in…
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Caricature of Charles Phelps Smyth (1895-1990)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles Phelps Smyth (1895-1990) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A recipient of the Medal of Freedom (1947),…
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Caricature of Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A graduate of the University of Heidelberg in…
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Caricature of Linus Pauling (1901-1994)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist, biochemist, and peace activist Linus Pauling (1901-1994) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. One of the founders of…
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Caricature of Charles Lathrop Parsons (1867-1954)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles Lathrop Parsons (1867-1954) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Parsons worked as a chemist and mineralogist…
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Caricature of Samuel Colville Lind (1879-1965)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Samuel Colville Lind (1879-1965) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Commonly referred to as "the father of modern…
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Caricature of Arthur Becket Lamb (1880-1952)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Arthur Becket Lamb (1880-1952) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Lamb served as the head of research for the…
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Caricature of Charles August Kraus (1875-1967)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles August Kraus (1875-1967) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A professor of chemistry and director of the…
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Caricature of James Pickering Kendall (1889-1978)
- 1931
Caricature of British chemist James Pickering Kendall (1889-1978) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A graduate and Professor of Chemistry at…
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Caricature of Lester Francis Hoyt
- 1931
Caricature of food chemist Lester Francis Hoyt created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (class of…
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Caricature of Moses Gomberg (1866-1947)
- 1931
Caricature of Russian-born chemist Moses Gomberg (1866-1947) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Gomberg served as President of the American…
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Caricature of Harry Nicholls Holmes (1879-1958)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Harry Nicholls Holmes (1879-1958) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A long-time Professor of Chemistry at Oberlin…
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Caricature of Vincent Davis
- 1931
Caricature of chemist Vincent Davis created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Per notations accompanying the caricature, Davis served as Director of…
- Artist Weller, J.C.
- Subject Davis, Vincent, Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons
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Caricature of George Lindenberg Clark (1892-1969)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist George Lindenberg Clark (1892-1969) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Best known for his research in microscopy,…
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Caricature of Walter L. Badger (1886-1958)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemical engineer Walter L. Badger (1886-1958) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York.
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The Alchemist of the Past, and the Alchemist of the Present
- 1884-Apr-02
The scene depicts a character named Dr. Cashdown Mixer, Analytical Chemist collecting payments for items such as "Analysis Tea," "Analysis Coffee," and Analysis Oilymargarine" from a line of gentleman.
This cartoon…
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A Peep at the Gas Lights in Pall Mall
- 1809
This hand-colored etching by Thomas Rowlandson was produced based on a drawing by G. M. Woodward. It portrays a London street scene of citizens commenting on, and in some instances complaining about, the wonders of new…
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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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The Unsuccessful Alchemists - Trying to Make Political Gold for Blaine out of Anti-Cleveland Dross
- 1887
This illustration by F.B. Opper appeared in the November 2, 1887 edition of Puck, an American literary humor magazine. The image shows three bearded alchemists in fantastic dress, working with crucibles, alembics, and…
- Artist Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
- Publisher Puck
- Subject Satire, Laboratories, Political science, Alchemy, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Caricatures and cartoons, Political cartoons
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Portrait of John Lawes, "Agricultural Science"
- 1882
Color lithograph reproduces a watercolor portrait caricature of Sir John Bennet Lawes, (1814-1900), an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist. Lawes developed a superphosphate that would mark the beginnings of…
- Artist Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907
- Publisher Vanity Fair
- Subject Chemists, Agriculturists, Lawes, J. B. (John Bennet), 1814-1900, Caricatures and cartoons, Agriculture
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Portrait of Henry Bessemer, "Steel"
- 1880
Color lithograph reproduces a watercolor portrait caricature of Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898), an English engineer, inventor, and businessman. Bessemer's name is chiefly known in connection with the Bessemer process…
- Artist Ward, Leslie, Sir, 1851-1922
- Publisher Vanity Fair
- Subject Steel industry and trade, Steel, Chemists, Bessemer, Henry, Sir, 1813-1898, Caricatures and cartoons
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Portrait of Lyon Playfair, "Chemistry"
- 1875
Color lithograph reproduces a watercolor portrait caricature of Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair (1818-1898), a Scottish scientist and Liberal politician. Number 195 in the Vanity Fair collection, "Statesmen." The…
- Artist Pellegrini, Carlo, 1839-1889
- Publisher Vanity Fair
- Subject Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898, Caricatures and cartoons, Chemists
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La Chimie aux Abois
- 1903
Full-page offset lithograph print in two colors (black and yellow/orange). "La Chimie aux Abois" appeared as a full-page illustration in the French satirical magazine L'Assiette au beurre (The Trough) in 1903. The…
- Artist Balluriau, Paul, 1860-1917
- Publisher L'Assiette au beurre
- Subject Satire, Chemistry, Chemists, Caricatures and cartoons