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Richard Corbould

English artist (1757-1831)

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Images by Richard Corbould

15 images from works
  • Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.
  • A man holds out his hand to a weeping woman [Fidelia]. Engraving by Springwell after R. Corbould, 1792.
  • An old woman sits spinning by candelelight as a boy and a cat warm themselves by the fire. Engraving by J. Parker after R. Corbould.
  • A man with papers in his hand looks questioningly at a young woman (Pamela) who turns her face away. Engraving by C. Warren, 1801, after R. Corbould.
  • Traveller with an ass carrying a shrine, which is venerated by a couple. Engraving by R. Corbould after X. Le Prince.
  • A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the background a female figure representing the world looks at a chemist, who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle; representing the historical transition from alchemy to chemistry. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
  • Erasmus Darwin. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1807, after J. Rawlinson.
  • A man conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic, in the foreground, in the background a female figure representing the world observes a man of the new school of chemistry who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle: a representation of the historical transition between alchemy and chemistry. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
  • Three fairies in a garden looking at the plants; representing botany. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman after R. Corbould.
  • A widow with her maid Betty consults a fortune-teller in the hope that he will predict whether she will marry again, and how many times. Etching by I. Taylor, 1785, after R. Corbould.
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Works from the collections

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Frequent collaborators

John Chapman
Charles Warren
Science - History - 19th century