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Etching of a bearded scholar holding a large glass jar beside a skeleton, with a seated patient and a caption at bottom.

A scholar in a surgeon's workroom with a jar of spirits containing Saint Michael defeating a dragon with a barbued tonge; representing the scholar's knowledge of chemistry enabling surgeons to heal, by setting the beneficent force of alkalis against the noxious force of acids. Etching by P.P. Bouche, ca. 1686.

A bearded scholar in a flowing robe holds a large glass vessel containing a small figure, beside a skeleton and shelves of bottles. Fine hatched lines render a cluttered workroom, with a seated patient at right and a printed caption along the bottom edge.

Artist
Muys, Jan, 1656-after 1699.
Date
1686
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2667 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1686.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Erudito en un taller de cirujano con un frasco de espíritus, 1686

Un erudito barbado con túnica sostiene un gran recipiente de vidrio con una pequeña figura, junto a un esqueleto y estantes de frascos. Líneas finas y rayadas representan un taller abarrotado, con un paciente sentado a la derecha y una leyenda impresa en el borde inferior.

Português: Erudito em uma oficina de cirurgião com um frasco de espíritos, 1686

Um erudito barbudo de manto segura um grande recipiente de vidro com uma pequena figura, ao lado de um esqueleto e prateleiras de frascos. Linhas finas e hachuradas retratam uma oficina abarrotada, com um paciente sentado à direita e uma legenda impressa na borda inferior.

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