Natural Scientist Collection (#4)

Benjamin Franklin, 1901 (mezzotint)
7207091 Benjamin Franklin, 1901 (mezzotint) by Rosenthal, Max (1833-1918); National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin, holds the tip of a pointed lightning rod)

Benjamin Franklin (oil on canvas)
7207090 Benjamin Franklin (oil on canvas) by Greuze, Jean Baptiste (1725-1805) (after); 72.7x57.5 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin)

Sir Isaac Newton (colour litho)
7190987 Sir Isaac Newton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton)

John Dalton (litho)
7182388 John Dalton (litho) by Lonsdale, James (1777-1839) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Dalton. Illustration for Famous Chemists, The Men and their Work)

Musical Cricket, Chlorocoelus Tanana (engraving)
7188722 Musical Cricket, Chlorocoelus Tanana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musical Cricket, Chlorocoelus Tanana)

Umbrella Bird (engraving)
7188718 Umbrella Bird (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Umbrella Bird. Illustration for The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Henry Walter Bates)

Evolution of man from apes (engraving)
7173242 Evolution of man from apes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evolution of man from apes)

Arago et son fils se rendant aux Tuileries pour arreter l effusion du sang (engraving)
7179314 Arago et son fils se rendant aux Tuileries pour arreter l effusion du sang (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vue de la colonne de Daubenton, au Jardin d acclimatation (engraving)
7179193 Vue de la colonne de Daubenton, au Jardin d acclimatation (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue de la colonne de Daubenton)

Hall of Pleas and Bradford Dungeon, Yorkshire (b / w photo)
7202083 Hall of Pleas and Bradford Dungeon, Yorkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall of Pleas and Bradford Dungeon)

2 St Jamess Square, London, home of Lord Avebury (b / w photo)
7201833 2 St Jamess Square, London, home of Lord Avebury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 2 St Jamess Square, London, home of Lord Avebury)

Cleopatras Needle, ancient Egyptian obelisk in Heliopolis (engraving)
7202558 Cleopatras Needle, ancient Egyptian obelisk in Heliopolis (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatras Needle)

Three-way electric plug socket adapter (litho)
7202036 Three-way electric plug socket adapter (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three-way electric plug socket adapter)

Sergey Vavilov, Soviet Russian physicist (b / w photo)
7200802 Sergey Vavilov, Soviet Russian physicist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sergey Vavilov (1891-1951), Soviet Russian physicist

Ivan Bardin, Soviet Russian metallurgist (b / w photo)
7200797 Ivan Bardin, Soviet Russian metallurgist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivan Bardin, Soviet Russian metallurgist)

Boris Lazarenko, Soviet Russian electrical engineer (b / w photo)
7200793 Boris Lazarenko, Soviet Russian electrical engineer (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boris Lazarenko, Soviet Russian electrical engineer)

Telescope a reflexion par Newton (engraving)
7162668 Telescope a reflexion par Newton (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telescope a reflexion par Newton)

A Mathematician (litho)
7153108 A Mathematician (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mathematician. Illustration for Life Studies in Palmistry by Ina Oxenford)

Electron microscope (litho)
7185637 Electron microscope (litho) by Adam, Victor (1801-66) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Electron microscope)

Statue of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) (marble)
YOU4418217 Statue of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) (marble) by Pajou, Augustin (1730-1809); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), philosopher, French scientist

Statue of John the Round D Alembert (1717-1783) (marble)
YOU4418188 Statue of John the Round D Alembert (1717-1783) (marble) by Lecomte, Felix (1737-1817); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of John the Round D Alembert (1717-1783), Philosopher

Figures from British history: Henry Jenkins, English man said to have been 169 years old at the time of his death in
7148836 Figures from British history: Henry Jenkins, English man said to have been 169 years old at the time of his death in 1670; Jedediah Buxton, English mental calculator; Jane Shore

Benjamin Franklin presenting the rolls of bread (engraving)
7161038 Benjamin Franklin presenting the rolls of bread (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin presenting the rolls of bread)

Alexander Karpinsky, Soviet Russian geologist and mineralogist (b / w photo)
7200828 Alexander Karpinsky, Soviet Russian geologist and mineralogist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Karpinsky (1847-1936)

Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist (b / w photo)
7200810 Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), Russian physiologist

Vladimir Obruchev, Soviet Russian geologist and science fiction author (b / w photo)
7200803 Vladimir Obruchev, Soviet Russian geologist and science fiction author (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vladimir Obruchev (1863-1956)

Abram Alikhanov, Soviet Armenian physicist (b / w photo)
7200787 Abram Alikhanov, Soviet Armenian physicist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abram Alikhanov (1904-1970), Soviet Armenian physicist

Ivan Sechenov, Russian physiologist (b / w photo)
7200717 Ivan Sechenov, Russian physiologist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivan Sechenov (1829-1905), Russian physiologist

Portrait of Albert Einstein c. 1922 (photo)
7205722 Portrait of Albert Einstein c.1922 (photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist

Ant-eater grappling with dog (engraving)
7188725 Ant-eater grappling with dog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ant-eater grappling with dog)

Franklin (engraving)
7165227 Franklin (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franklin. Illustration for The History of The United States of America by Charles Mackay (Virtue)

Phalanstery in the future, Scene 12 from Imre Madachs poem The Tragedy of Man (engraving)
7173221 Phalanstery in the future, Scene 12 from Imre Madachs poem The Tragedy of Man (engraving) by Zichy, Mihaly von (1827-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phalanstery in the future)

Colours of the spectrum (colour litho)
7185636 Colours of the spectrum (colour litho) by Adam, Victor (1801-66) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colours of the spectrum)

Hester Tradescant, second wife of English botanist and gardener John Tradescant the Younger (engraving)
7185584 Hester Tradescant, second wife of English botanist and gardener John Tradescant the Younger (engraving) by English School

Interior of primaeval forest on the Amazons (engraving)
7188727 Interior of primaeval forest on the Amazons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of primaeval forest on the Amazons)

Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt (engraving)
7202557 Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt)

Nikolay Zhukovsky, Russian scientist, mathematician and engineer (b / w photo)
7200825 Nikolay Zhukovsky, Russian scientist, mathematician and engineer (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikolay Zhukovsky (1847-1921)

Ivan Michurin, Russian botanist (b / w photo)
7200781 Ivan Michurin, Russian botanist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivan Michurin (1855-1935), Russian botanist

Dmitri Mendeleeff (b / w photo)
7182380 Dmitri Mendeleeff (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dmitri Mendeleeff)

Man of Science, 1839 (oil on canvas)
7207086 Man of Science, 1839 (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); 99.7x85 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Naturaliste; Naturalist (engraving)
7196819 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Naturaliste; Naturalist (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naturaliste; Naturalist)

The Dissolution; or, The Alchymist Producing an Aetherial Representation. William Pitt Dissolving the House of Commons
7148306 The Dissolution; or, The Alchymist Producing an Aetherial Representation. William Pitt Dissolving the House of Commons, 1796 (engraving) by Gillray

Doctors and scientists of the 14th, 15th and 16th Century (chromolitho)
7172994 Doctors and scientists of the 14th, 15th and 16th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doctors and scientists of the 14th)

Napoleone Perinis planetarium, London (engraving)
7157337 Napoleone Perinis planetarium, London (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleone Perinis planetarium, London)

Robert Hookes camera obscura (engraving)
7150581 Robert Hookes camera obscura (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Hookes portable camera obscura)

Mary Somerville, Scottish scientist and writer (engraving)
7202104 Mary Somerville, Scottish scientist and writer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Somerville (1780-1872), Scottish scientist and writer

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chimiste; Chemist; Chemiker (engraving)
7195371 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chimiste; Chemist; Chemiker (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chimiste; Chemist; Chemiker)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Botaniste; Botanist (engraving)
7194982 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Botaniste; Botanist (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Botaniste; Botanist)

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"Unveiling the Legacy of Natural Scientists: A Glimpse into their Remarkable Contributions" Step back in time to ancient Greece, where the minds of Pythagoras and Euclid ignited a spark that would shape the world. Their mathematical brilliance paved the way for countless scientific discoveries, forever etched in history like a marble tile from 1437. Fast forward to more recent times, and we encounter Louis Pasteur, an icon of medical science. With his litho portrait capturing his determination and intellect, he revolutionized our understanding of germs and vaccines, saving countless lives. Marie Curie emerges as another trailblazer in this captivating journey through natural science. In 1921, aboard RMS Olympic en route to America with her daughters Irene and Eve by her side, she radiated strength and resilience. Her groundbreaking research on radioactivity earned her two Nobel Prizes while breaking barriers for women in science. Witnessing Marie Curie's arrival in New York City that same year was a momentous occasion. The black-and-white photograph captures her poised demeanor as she steps onto American soil—a symbol of hope for aspiring scientists worldwide. Joining Marie Curie on RMS Olympic were not only her daughters but also Mrs. Maloney—an embodiment of support amidst challenges faced by pioneering women scientists during those times. Together they formed an inspiring alliance against societal norms. Traveling further into history reveals German industry during the 1930s—captured through striking black-and-white photographs showcasing cutting-edge advancements. From apparatus coating pills to petroleum distilling plants; camera technology enabling photo-micrography to testing image-reversing prisms and lenses—their innovation knew no bounds. Yet even amidst progress lies tragedy; Archimedes' death during the Siege of Syracuse serves as a poignant reminder that great minds are not immune to conflict's devastating consequences. Finally, immerse yourself within a chemical laboratory snapshot from Germany's industrial era.