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Painting (Oil on Canvas, Unframed) of a Chemist or Pharmacist Sitting in a Window, Probably 18th Century

Inventory Number 11800


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11800

Subject
Paintings
Item type
Object
Other inscriptions
On reverse of canvas in black ink 'cc 5194. (AL)'
Physical material
canvas
paint
metal
Paper
Object type
Oil painting
Dimensions
Height: 325mm Width: 244mm Depth: 20mm Weight: 0.3kg
Inventory No
11800

Description

Oil painting on canvas, no frame. Shows an elderly chemist or pharmacist sitting in an arched opening or window, with a mortar and pestle and a chemical vessel.