Sujet
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, in his laboratory, 1814. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, in his laboratory, 1814. Lavoisier (1743-1793) is at a distillation furnace and through the open door can be seen the guillotine, a reminder that he was executed during the French Revolution. Among other achievements, Lavoisier was one of the discoverers of oxygen, and established the laws of chemical combination. He improved the manufacture of gunpowder when director of government powder mills. From Encyclopedia Londinensis. (London, 1814).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1814
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B66_066
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,0Mo) / 44,8cm x 27,9cm / 5294 x 3298 (300dpi)