Sujet
Jean-Antoine Nollet
Légende
Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770) French physicist and churchman, known as Abbe Nollet, demonstrating the effects of static electricity to fashionable ladies and gentlemen. The lady is drawing sparks from the nose of the Abbe's 'charged' assistant who is lying a platform suspended by silken cords. From "Essai sur l'Electricite des Corps" by Abbe Nollet (Paris, 1765). Engraving.
Date
18e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP07112_009781P
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
22,5Mo (1,6Mo) / 18,8cm x 30,0cm / 2224 x 3543 (300dpi)