Aesculapius and Ancient Physicians with Materia Medica in a Pharmacy
A bearded robed figure holding a staff with a serpent stands before a column beside a laurel-crowned man, while putti in the foreground sort and grind plants and minerals on a table. In the background, workers tend furnaces and a mortar within a vaulted pharmacy hall.
- Artist
- Prey, Johannes Zacharias Simon, 1749-1822.
- Date
- 17 7/16 91 [i.e. 16 July 1791]
- Medium
- Allegorical paintings Oil paintings Self-portraits Paintings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2990 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1791.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
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
