An allegory of chemistry Size:S: 60 x 45cm 'The Squire of Alsatia'

'The Squire of Alsatia'

A hand appears holding the letter A

Inscribed: 'E

The accompanying text states that 'Some of the crystallized red oxides of copper deserve from their lustre the appellation of Ruby Coppers

Landscape showing the eastern prospect from the old Royal Observatory building (now known as Flamsteed House) at Greenwich

An allegory of chemistry Size:S: 60 x 45cm 'The Squire of Alsatia'Allegorical plate showing Gaia [?] offering a vessel to Hermes, who carries keys and holds aloft a caduceus. The vessel is inscribed 'Influentia' [influence]. Between them is the Earth, inscribed 'Ne Frustra' [not in vain]. Both gods stand on a cloudscape with the Moon and Sun behind. Frontispiece to A treatise for the service of chemistry in general; exhibiting the universal and specific principles of body; the simple and uniform procedure of nature