Accession number
PML198990.17
Creator
Baillie, William, 1723-1810, etcher.
Published
Great Britain, 17--
Notes
Title from lettered impression in the British Museum online catalog.
Caption text flanking title: He's in belief of chymistry, so bold, / if his dream last, he'll turn the age to gold.
Forms part of a collection of 20 prints by Captain William Baillie, with a title page hand lettered in ink: Collection of prints and etchings by William Baillie & others.
Library's copy laid down on backing sheet.
Caption text flanking title: He's in belief of chymistry, so bold, / if his dream last, he'll turn the age to gold.
Forms part of a collection of 20 prints by Captain William Baillie, with a title page hand lettered in ink: Collection of prints and etchings by William Baillie & others.
Library's copy laid down on backing sheet.
Description
1 print : etching touched with the rocker ; image: 183 x 227 mm; plate mark: 188 x 227 mm; sheet: 198 x 239 mm
Summary
A bearded man wearing a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with a purse and key hanging from his belt, working bellows to fan the flames of a fire set in a hearth under an alembic or retort, with the neck projecting into a smaller receiving pot.
Classification
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