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Chemie der Benzolderivate oder der Aromatischen Substanzen
- 1867
Including what is believed to be the earliest depiction of the chemical structure of a benzene ring, this German work by August Kekulé (1829-1896) outlines his discoveries on the structure of benzene. An early founder…
- Author Kekulé, August, 1829-1896
- Publisher Enke, F.
- Subject Benzene, Kekulé, August, 1829-1896, Benzene--Derivatives, Aromatic compounds, Chemistry, Organic
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Chemical structure of a benzene ring
- 1867
The illustration on this page is believed to be the earliest depiction of the chemical structure of a benzene ring.
This German work by August Kekulé (1829-1896) outlines his discoveries on the structure of benzene.…
- Author Kekulé, August, 1829-1896
- Publisher Enke, F.
- Subject Benzene, Chemical structure, Kekulé, August, 1829-1896, Benzene--Derivatives, Aromatic compounds, Chemistry, Organic
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Dirigeable de [Pierre] Jullien
- [Pierre] Jullien's Airship
- 1850-Nov-06 (Date attributed to balloon design)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a navigable balloon designed by French aeronaut Pierre Jullien featuring a clockwork motor and a rudder, elevator, and gondola mounted under the front part of the…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Airships, Aeronautics, Postcards, Jullien, Pierre, Illustrated works, Giffard, Henri, 1825-1882, Ballooning
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Ballon-poisson de [Ferdinand] Lagleize
- [Ferdinand] Lagleize Fish Balloon
- 1850 (Date attributed to balloon design)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a navigable balloon designed by aeronaut Ferdinand Lagleize in the style of a fish. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled Al…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Aeronautics, Postcards, Illustrated works, Hot air balloons, Lagleize, Ferdinand, Ballooning
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Depart de [Léon] Gambetta et de [Eugène] Spuller à bord du L’Armand-Barbès
- Departure of Léon Gambetta and Eugène Spuller aboard the Armand-Barbès
- 1870-Oct-07 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of French politicians Léon Gambetta (1838-1882) and Eugène Spuller (1835-1896) fleeing Paris via hot air balloon during the Franco-Prussian War. This postcard is…
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Balloon flown by Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (Nadar)
- L’aérostat “Le Géant” de Nadar
- 1863 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the hot air balloon "“Le Géant” ("The Giant") flown by French photographer and journalist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-1910). A proponent of manned flight,…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910, Aeronautics, Postcards, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Illustrated works
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The Alchemist
- 1800 – 1899
A man dressed in peasant garb holds a gold scale in right hand and reaches with left for red substance in open paper packet. At left through window are building roofs; the light illuminates a dark, cluttered workshop…
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The Dentist and his Patient
- 1800 – 1899
This small painting on metal is a copy of Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) [artist unknown] popular dentist scene in Dresden. Through the illusionistic frame of a large window, we see a dentist in a red…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Dentistry, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Teeth--Extraction
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Alchemist at work (with book resting on skull)
- 1800 – 1899
In this small copy in the style of David Teniers II (artist unknown), an elderly, bearded alchemist closely reads an open book with an expression of absorbed contemplation. He is seated at his desk beside a skull and…
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The Chemist
- Circa 1868 – 1893
A bearded, elderly alchemist in a fur-trimmed coat leans close over a tabletop experiment. The equipment on his lab bench includes an adjustable clamp stand and an alcohol burner, contemporary to the 1800s. Small vials…
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The School Master
- The Quill Cutter
- 1800 – 1899
In this copy after Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) popular "The School Master" composition (artist unknown), the old man at the window niche sharpens his pen while his pupils are busy at work in the…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Art, Dutch
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A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons
- 1820
The cover and title page are digitized from the first edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the…
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The Mineral Kingdom
- With Colored Illustrations of the Most Important Minerals, Rocks, and Petrifications
- 1859
Johann Gottlob von Kurr (1798-1870) published Das Mineralreich in Bildern as a professor of mineralogy and botany at the Stuttgart Polytechnic Institute in 1858. Digitized in entirety, this first edition English…
- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements
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Sir Humphrey Davy Bar't.
- After 1821
A mezzotint portrait of Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) seated at a desk with a burner lamp on his left and a quill in a holder in the foreground.
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An Apothecary Shop
- 1800s
An alchemist takes the pulse of an elegant female patient, inside a cavernous chamber decorated with fine paintings and luxurious furnishings. Above the mantle hangs a painted hunting scene which resembles the work of…
- Attributed To Heemskerck II, Egbert van
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Symbolism in art
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Bunsen, Kirchhoff, and Roscoe
- 1862 (Creation)
- 1906 (Publication)
Photographic portrait of Robert W. Bunsen, Gustav Kirchhoff, and Henry E. Roscoe. Roscoe explains in the work's text that the photograph was taken during a visit of Bunsen and Kirchhoff to Manchester while Roscoe was…
- Author Roscoe, Henry E. (Henry Enfield), 1833-1915
- Printer Of Plates Walker, Emery, 1851-1933
- Publisher Macmillan Company
- Subject Roscoe, Henry E. (Henry Enfield), 1833-1915, Bunsen, R. (Robert), 1811-1899, Kirchhoff, G. (Gustav), 1824-1887
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The Medical Alchemist
- 1800s
A physician wearing the traditional physician's cap conducts a urinoscopy on the flask he holds. A woman is seated beside him, waiting for the results. In the foreground the alchemist's assistant is tending to a furnace…
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Free-blown glass breast pump
- 1850s
Long stem, round bottom flask with custom flange. Needle-size hole on opposite side of flange allows for release of pressure.
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Alchemist with Scale
- 1800s
A bearded alchemist wearing a fur-trimmed top coat and cap is carefully weighing ingredients with a balance. On top of his table is an exotic carpet covered with papers, a copper pitcher, and ceramic jar. Resting on a…
- Artist Weiland, Johannes
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemists in art
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The Search for the Alchemical Formula
- 1858
A man in red skull cap and coat furred at collar and cuff sits with open book on his lap, body facing left with head turned right, in a green tattered velvet chair. At right, a cloth-covered table topped with a skull.…
- Artist Webb, Charles Meer
- Subject Webb, Charles Meer, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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La Femme Hydropique
- The Dropsical Woman
- After 1800 – before 1821
This engraving, by the French printmaker Jean Baptiste Fosseyeux, reproduces an original painting by Gerrit Dou. The work, titled "The Dropsical Woman," shows a young but finely-robed doctor examining the urine of a…
- After Dou, Gerard
- Artist Fosseyeux, Jean Baptiste, Gianni, Felice
- Subject Urine--Analysis, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Ein Chemiker in seinem Laboratorium (A Chemist in his Laboratory)
- 1835 – 1840
This lithograph by Carl Straub, after a painting of the same subject by David Teniers II, shows the interior of a chemist's laboratory with a man seated in front of a furnace. He tends a glowing fire with a pair of…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Creator Of Work Straub, Carl
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Le Louvre Achevé et la Nouvelle Rue de Rivoli
- The completed Louvre and New Rue de Rivoli
- Circa 1826 – 1865
"Le Louvre Achevé et la Nouvelle Rue de Rivoli," which translates to "The completed Louvre and New Rue de Rivoli," depicts an aerial view of Paris, seen from a hot air balloon. Philippe Benoist (French, Geneva 1813–ca.…
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Fontainebleau en Ballon, Vue Prise au Dessus du Gd. Quartier de Cavalerie
- Fontainebleau in Balloon, View Taken Above the Great Cavalry Quarter
- Circa 1846
Jules Arnout (1814-1868) was a French lithographer who executed landscape views of cities in France, England, Italy, and Switzerland, many of which were based on his own sketches and drawings. This print shows a view of…
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Paris et ses Fortifications, Vue Prise en Ballon au Dessus du Mont Valérien
- Paris and its Fortifications, View Taken in Balloon Above Mount Valerien
- Circa 1846
Jules Arnout (1814-1868) was a French lithographer who executed landscape views of cities in France, England, Italy, and Switzerland, many of which were based on his own sketches and drawings. This print shows Paris and…
- Artist Arnout, Jules, 1814-1868
- Printer Imprimerie Lemercier et cie
- Publisher Gambart, Junin & Co. (London), Jeannin (French publisher, active 19th century)
- Subject Aerial views, France--Suresnes--Fort du Mont-Valérien, Aeronautics, France--Paris, Bird's-eye views in art, Ballooning, Hot air balloons