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The Iatrochemist

  • 1700s – 1900

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In a large stone chamber, a young woman in a blue skirt leans close to study a flask held by an elderly, bearded iatrochemist. He rests against a table covered with an embroidered carpet, topped with other glass vessels and jars. At left, a small child plays among discarded earthenware pots. Through an alcove to the rear of the room, that iatrochemist's furnace and experimental equipment can be seen.

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Galerie Bali, Paris, 10 June, 1988.

Spectrum Laboratories, Rancho Dominguez, CA, ?-2000.

The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2000 (from Spectrum and Roy Eddleman).
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  • 13.312 in. H x 15.813 in. W
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  • (Scratched into paint, lower left corner) "L. Bilcoq 1785"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Bilcoq, Marie-Marc-Antoine. The Iatrochemist. Oil paint (paint), canvas (textile material), 1700–1799. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/pv63g130s.

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