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  • A classical courtyard filled with natural philosophers, scientists and artists. Engraving after S. Le Clerc.
  • Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.
  • Hennig Brand, the German alchemist, discovering phosphorus. Etching, 19th century.
  • A male and female warrior dispute over a child lying prone underneath; representing rhetoric. Etching by C. Schut.
  • A noblewoman and two noblemen examining some gold produced by an alchemist. Engraving by G. Greatbach after A.H. Tourrier.
  • Demonstrations of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Etching by J. Sturt after S. Le Clerc.
  • An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.
  • Figures with measuring instruments and a cannon; representing geometry and military science. Etching by C. Schut after himself.
  • An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.
  • A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
  • A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
  • Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet demonstrating chemical experiments to a party of ladies and gentlemen. Engraving, ca. 1750.
  • Apollo, god of literature, plays his harp; a town goes about its rituals. Engraving by J. Sadeler after J. van der Straet, 1594.
  • An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.
  • Hennig Brand, the German alchemist, discovering phosphorus. Etching, 19th century.