Image Collection

The RSC has an extensive collection of images, many of these being donations to the Society.  There are around  8,000 images in the collection, 2,000 of these have been digitised and are available to view on the LIC catalogue. We are also offer an image reproduction service which is also explained below:

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  Radium: Marie & Pierre Curie

  Cecil Howard Cribb and other images -  The mainstay of the RSCs image collection, is the Cribb collection which consists of about 450 individually mounted prints and portraits and eight bound volumes of processes and/or instruments. These were donated to the Royal Institute of Chemistry after the death of Cecil Howard Cribb in 1942.   Interestingly, this collection includes 44 full colour Vanity Fair cartoons, which provide a satirical view of current affairs during the late 1800s, and 33 caricatures - 16 of them showing chemical processes.
• Other images - In addition to the Cribb collection we have another 1,631 individually mounted items; these are mainly photographs of famous chemists, but also include a few very large illustrations, for example 50 black and white prints on alchemy and ancient chemical symbols. Also of note is a collection of about 1,200 glass lantern slides of people and scenes. As with the rare book collection, we have images of all the famous chemists from the 5th century onwards, including Agrippa, Priestley and Pasteur.
• Dr Harold Rose crystal image collection -  See the link at the bottom of this page for further information about this collection. 

Image Reproduction Service

We are able to reproduce images upon request, the fees for this will vary according to whether the requester is a member or not and for what purpose the image is required, please contact us with your requirements and we will provide you with a quote.

Previous requests include those from television production companies, publishers and authors aswell as people wanting an image for their personal interest or for a gift.

If you are looking for an image, please refer to the LIC catalogue to see if what you want is there - alternatively, contact the LIC with your requirements and we will try out best to help you.