Bertha is prevented by her patron from meeting a student of alchemy. Steel engraving by F. Bacon after H.P. Briggs.

  • Briggs, Henry Perronet, 1792-1844.
Date:
[1833]
Reference:
2491291i
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Description

The narrator of 'The mortal immortal' is an alchemist, a faithful student of Cornelius Agrippa, and the lover of Bertha, an orphan who is adopted by a rich old lady. The print shows the old lady intervening between Bertha (right) and the narrator (not shown)

Publication/Creation

London (Pall Mall) : Published for the proprietor by Moon, Boys, & Graves, [1833]

Physical description

1 print : steel engraving ; image 21.5 x 15.3 cm

Lettering

Bertha. Painted by H. Briggs R.A. Engraved by F. Bacon.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2491291i

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