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An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop, with his wig on fire, angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.
Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.Reference: 22033i
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The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 26226i
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"This will ruin you! But its all in the [interests] of Science"
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: 16 July 1957Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/15/12
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Peter denies knowledge of Christ; men play cards. Engraving by R. Delaunay after Marchais after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: 1809Reference: 22993i
Part of: Musée français.
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured lithograph by J. Cullum, ca. 1840, after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 35907i
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Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.Date: 1 January 1791Reference: 23963i
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Chemistry: a large vessel for distillation, on a furnace. Woodcut after M. Augusti.
Reference: 47788i
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The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.
Titian, approximately 1488-1576.Date: 1500-1599Reference: 21627i
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Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Date: 1695Reference: 23618i
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The nature of fire.
Date: 1969
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Six masks with a skeleton throwing a corpse on to a fire below
Bonwick, Gillian, active approximately 1966Date: 21 March 1966Reference: 2913940i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A pious son looks after his sick mother, a couple bring firewood. Mezzotint (?).
Reference: 17061i
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Two people seated inside a palisade prior to execution by immolation
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: c.1954-1957Reference: 2952451i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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African people of the Camma tribe dancing by the light of a fire. Wood engraving.
Reference: 21357i
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Disputatio physica inauguralis, theoriam ignis complectens ... / Eruditorum examini subjicit Gulielmus Cleghorn, Britannus.
Cleghorn, William, 1754-1783.Date: 1779
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Chemistry: vessels for heating with furnaces, including apparatus for bathing, making beer, making vinegar, etc. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Date: 1763Reference: 47820i
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Jesus blesses Joseph as he dies. Engraving by C. Fantetti after C. Maratta.
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.Reference: 20980i
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A person suspended on a rope over a fire
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 2 June 1955Reference: 2969665i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The nature of fire.
Date: 1969
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A conjurer casting spells with his wand and fire surrounded by a kneeling man and demons within the magic circle. Engraving by J. Brown after W.M. Craig, 1813.
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764-1829.Date: 1st May 1813Reference: 37887i
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The nature of fire.
Date: 1969
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A man surrounded by flames holding a test tube, with a large calibrated tube in foreground and two heads to right
Birch, Martin, 1935-1982Date: c.1966-1977Reference: 2848446i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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"Judgement Day"
Davidson, Paul, active approximately 1967Date: August 1967Reference: 2922534i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured engraving after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 35908i
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Chemistry: various furnaces. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Reference: 47819i

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An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop, with his wig on fire, angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.

"This will ruin you! But its all in the [interests] of Science"

Peter denies knowledge of Christ; men play cards. Engraving by R. Delaunay after Marchais after D. Teniers.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured lithograph by J. Cullum, ca. 1840, after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.

Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

Chemistry: a large vessel for distillation, on a furnace. Woodcut after M. Augusti.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.

Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

The nature of fire.

Six masks with a skeleton throwing a corpse on to a fire below

A pious son looks after his sick mother, a couple bring firewood. Mezzotint (?).

Two people seated inside a palisade prior to execution by immolation

African people of the Camma tribe dancing by the light of a fire. Wood engraving.

Disputatio physica inauguralis, theoriam ignis complectens ... / Eruditorum examini subjicit Gulielmus Cleghorn, Britannus.

Chemistry: vessels for heating with furnaces, including apparatus for bathing, making beer, making vinegar, etc. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

Jesus blesses Joseph as he dies. Engraving by C. Fantetti after C. Maratta.

A person suspended on a rope over a fire

The nature of fire.

A conjurer casting spells with his wand and fire surrounded by a kneeling man and demons within the magic circle. Engraving by J. Brown after W.M. Craig, 1813.

The nature of fire.

A man surrounded by flames holding a test tube, with a large calibrated tube in foreground and two heads to right

"Judgement Day"

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured engraving after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.

Chemistry: various furnaces. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.