Sujet

A case of spontaneous combustion

Légende

Engraving depicting a case of spontaneous combustion. An artist was rubbing a freshly varnished painting with a pad of cotton. When he threw the cotton away it burst into flames. Dated 19th Century

Date

19e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP23A15_281

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,0Mo (6,9Mo) / 47,0cm x 32,0cm / 5552 x 3778 (300dpi)

Mots clés

19th Century Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion Combust Flames Fire Flame Cotton Friction Cotton Pad Painting Painted Portrait Artist Science History of Science Physics 19th Century