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Engraved plate of a dim workshop: a young man works a bellows by a furnace while a spectacled older man watches from a table.

A young man blowing a bellows, while an alchemist, chemist or goldsmith watches through spectacles. Engraving by C. Guttenberg after F. van Mieris.

An engraved plate shows a dim interior where a young man in a cap and jacket works a bellows beside a furnace, while an older man in spectacles and a cap watches from a table of papers and objects. A printed caption and decorative border frame the scene. Fine line work builds the room's shadows, a window, and hanging tools.

Artist
Frans van Mieris the Elder
Date
[between 1786 and 1808]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2746 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1808.
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: El químico: joven con fuelle junto a un horno, grabado tras Frans van Mieris

Una lámina grabada muestra un interior oscuro donde un joven con gorra y chaqueta acciona un fuelle junto a un horno, mientras un hombre mayor con anteojos y gorra lo observa desde una mesa llena de papeles y objetos. Una leyenda impresa y un marco decorativo enmarcan la escena. El trazo fino crea las sombras de la sala, una ventana y herramientas colgadas.

Português: O químico: jovem com fole junto a uma fornalha, gravura após Frans van Mieris

Uma chapa gravada mostra um interior escuro onde um jovem de boné e jaqueta aciona um fole ao lado de uma fornalha, enquanto um homem mais velho de óculos e boné o observa de uma mesa cheia de papéis e objetos. Uma legenda impressa e uma moldura decorativa emolduram a cena. O traço fino cria as sombras da sala, uma janela e ferramentas penduradas.

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