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Allen, William, 1770-1843

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  • William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.
  • William Allen. Lithograph by C. Baugniet after T. F. Dicksee.
  • Distinguished British men of science 1807-1808 assembled in the library of the Royal Institution, London. Mezzotint by W. Walker and G. Zobel after F. Skill and W. Walker, ca. 1860, after Sir J. Gilbert.
  • Distinguished British men of science 1807-1808 assembled in the library of the Royal Institution, London. Mezzotint by W. Walker and G. Zobel after F. Skill and W. Walker, ca. 1860, after Sir J. Gilbert.
  • A room of Quakers gossiping about the marriage of William Allen to Mrs. Grizell Birkbeck, seen on the left, affirming their vows. Coloured etching by R.I. Cruikshank, 1827.
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    A syllabus of a course of chemical lectures read at Guy's Hospital / [William Babington].

    Babington, William, 1756-1833 | Date: 1802
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    A syllabus of a course of chemical lectures read at Guy's Hospital / By William Babington and William Allen.

    Babington, William, 1756-1833. | Date: 1802
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    [William Allen correspondence].

    Allen, William, 1770-1843 | Date: 2008-
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    A syllabus of a course of chemical lectures read at Guy's Hospital / By William Babington, ... Alexander Marcet, ... and William Allen.

    Babington, William, 1756-1833. | Date: 1816
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    Life of William Allen : with selections from his correspondence.

    Allen, William, 1770-1843. | Date: 1846-1847
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