A. Beeler
date: label: date made
content: ca 1815
notes: label: Description
content: Mezzotint portrait of A. Beeler, an apothecary, chemist, and natural philosopher in Amsterdam. The “H. Langerveld, get.” inscription refers to the Dutch artist, Hermanus Langerveld (1777-1830). The “F. C. Bierweiler, gegr.” inscription refers to the engraver, Frederick Christian Bierweiler. Under the image is a poem, written in Dutch, that addresses Beeler and offers him advice. The “J. Kinker” here refers to Johannes Kinker (1764-1845), poet and philosopher.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Portraits
label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0664.0067
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-06248
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content: SAP 941
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
label: Other Terms
content: print; ART OBJECTS
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
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content: white (overall color)
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label: Measurements
content: overall: 42.2 cm x 30 cm; 16 5/8 in x 11 13/16 in