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Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1823.

Astrology: the Egyptian zodiac. Coloured engraving by J. Chapman after V. Denon.

Anna Seward. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1823.

A cross-section of a pregnant woman's body just before she gives birth. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1821.

Hermann Boerhaave. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1798.

Immanuel Kant. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1812.

A camel. Coloured stipple print by J. Chapman, 1799.

Johann Caspar Lavater. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1813.

Robert Boyle. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1800 after G. Vertue.

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.

Nicolaus Copernicus. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1802.

An Spanish soldier facing an Italian soldier with their swords crossed. Coloured engraving by J. Chapman after C. Elliott.

The soldier crab, in its shell and out of its shell;; the hermit crabin its shell and out of its shelll; bottom, the land crab. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1800.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1801.

An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism, a telescope, a rod refracted in water, and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. Macquin.

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John Chapman

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Images by John Chapman

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An Spanish soldier facing an Italian soldier with their swords crossed. Coloured engraving by J. Chapman after C. Elliott.

The soldier crab, in its shell and out of its shell;; the hermit crabin its shell and out of its shelll; bottom, the land crab. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1800.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1801.

Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism, a telescope, a rod refracted in water, and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. Macquin.

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John Chapman

Images from the collections

Images by John Chapman

Works from the collections

An Spanish soldier facing an Italian soldier with their swords crossed. Coloured engraving by J. Chapman after C. Elliott.

The soldier crab, in its shell and out of its shell;; the hermit crabin its shell and out of its shelll; bottom, the land crab. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1800.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1801.

Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism, a telescope, a rod refracted in water, and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. Macquin.

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