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Title |
Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! -or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air. - |
Object Name |
Engraving |
Object ID |
FA 2000.001.148 |
Description |
Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! - or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air. - An etching by James Gillray published by H. Humphrey. A young Humphry Davy gleefully works the bellows in this caricature by James Gillray of experiments with laughing gas at the Royal Institution. The lecturer is Thomas Garrett, Davy's predecessor as professor of chemistry. Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, the founder of the Royal Institution, stands at the doorway. |
Artist |
Gillray, James |
Dimensions |
H-9.75 W-13.75 inches |
Material |
Iron Gall Ink, Paper |
Medium |
Engraving |
Collection |
Fisher Collection |
Search Terms |
Caricatures and Cartoons Engraving Experiments Nitrous Oxide--Experiments Science--Experiments |