Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Science (of Art and Science pair) |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
FA 2000.001.265 |
Description |
An iatrochemist performs a uroscopy, examining a small glass flask, while other activities take place in his busy workshop. A woman is waiting for her diagnosis, having brought the flask of urine in the wicker basket seen hanging from her right arm. Celestial and terrestrial globes, a hanging reptile, a seated dog, and alchemical apparatus are seen throughout the workshop. In the background are four assistants working near the hearth. In the right foreground a young man is working the bellows. |
Artist |
Anonymous |
Artist 2 |
After Gerard Thomas |
Date |
1600s-1700s |
Dimensions |
H-32 W-48 inches |
Material |
Oil Paint, Canvas, Board |
Medium |
Painting |
Collection |
Fisher Collection |
Search Terms |
Alchemy Alchemists Laboratories Painting Seventeenth century Eighteenth century Thomas, Gerard |
Provenance |
acquired by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron, prior to 1902. [1] (sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 April 1929, lot 110). Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA, acquired by Chester Fisher, prior to 1965 [2]; Fisher Scientific International Inc., Hampton, NH. Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2000 (from Scientific International Inc.). Notes: [1] Acton died in 1902. [2] Chester Fisher died in 1965. |