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Can of Langlebert's Psyllium Seeds
- 1800s
Gold painted metal can and lid both with extensive dark blue lettering and decoration.The main label reads "LANGLEBERT'S PSYLLIUM SEEDS." The can is full of small brown psyllium seeds, a source of soluble dietary fiber.
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Portrait d'un Géomètre
- Portrait of a Geometrist
- Circa 1800
A portrait of a man (possibly Athalante Legrand, a French mathematician) in academic dress seated with his right arm on a ledge, pointing to a geometric diagram.
- Artist Klauber, Ignaz Sebastian, 1753-1817
- Contributor Bol, Ferdinand, 1616?-1680?, Lefort
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The Alchemist in His Workshop
- After 1600 – before 1800
This lively and richly decorated chamber presents an alchemist's workshop which is busy, productive, and filled with customers and assistants. At center, the alchemist himself--dressed in a fine satin coat with slash…
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The Alchemist's Studio
- After 1600 – before 1800
This painting depicts a bustling and prosperous workshop showing a range of alchemical activities, from metallurgical work--such as the heating of a small crucible at lower left--to medical practices, demonstrated by…
- Artist Thomas, Gérard, 1663-1720
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Thomas, Gérard, 1663-1720, Vanitas (Art)
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D. Alexander Nicolaus Scherer
- 1800
An oval bust-length portrait of D. Alexander Nicolaus Scherer.
- Artist Nettling, F. W.
- Subject Sherer, Aleksandr Ivanovich, 1771-1824
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Franz Karl Achard
- 1800
An oval bust-length portrait of the German chemist, physicist, and biologist Franz Karl Achard (1753–1821).
- Artist Bollinger, Frederich Wilhelm
- Subject Achard, Franz Carl, 1753-1821