Recto: Invention of Distillation, preliminary design for 'Distillatio,' plate 7 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) print series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and ink, brush and gray wash on paper, Recto: View of a laboratory with chemists and assistants distilling. At center, a large vessel for heating. In the foreground at right, a man seated in a chair, reading a manual; a young man stands behind him. At left, a boy with mortar and pestle. Verso: Sketches of five figures. A doctor appears seated, below, and standing, above. This is a preparatory drawing for the 'Hyacum et lues venera' print, plate 6 from Stradanus's Nova Reperta series, published in Antwerp by Philips Galle., Florence, Italy, ca. 1590, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Invention, Distillation, preliminary design, 'Distillatio, plate 7, Nova Reperta, New Inventions, Modern Times, print series, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, ink, brush, gray wash, paper, Recto, View, laboratory, chemists, assistants distilling, center, large vessel, heating, foreground, right, man seated, chair, reading, manual, young man stands, left, boy, mortar, pestle, Verso, Sketches, five figures, doctor, seated, standing, preparatory drawing, 'Hyacum et lues venera' print, plate 6, Stradanus's Nova Reperta series, published, Antwerp, Philips Galle, Florence, Italy, ca, 1590, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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