Scientist,19th-century satirical artwork. It is titled in French 'Les bigarrures de l'esprit humain',which is a reference to the colours and patterns of the human spirit. It shows a scientist in a laboratory pouring gunpowder over a candle and into water. The French inscription across bottom translates as 'My fortune is made! I have found a gunpowder both waterproof and non-combustible'. Also depicted are books,alchemical equipment and glassware,bellows and kilns,and a foetus at lower left. This hand-coloured lithograph on wove paper is based on an artwork originally by French artist Jules Joseph Guillaume Bourdet (1799-1869) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Chemical Heritage Foundation |
Bildgröße: | 3532 px × 2976 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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