ELD4837960 The invention of powder: Berthold Schwarz in his laboratory, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The invention of powder: representation of Berthold Schwarz (or Schwartz) (known as the Black) (circa 1318 - circa 1384) German chemist, alchemist and Franciscan discovering in his laboratory the black powder (gunpowder) - Berthold Schwarz (Berthold the Black and der Schwartzer) legendary German alchemist and franciscan monk credited with the invention of the invention of the invention of the gunpowder in the 14th century - Engraving from ???opular Sciences??1880); Photo 穢 The Holbarn Archive.