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Wood engraving of a seated alchemist in a laboratory niche, with vignettes of a balloon, easel painters, a globe and workers around the border.

An alchemist at his alembic; surrounded by vignettes of scientific pursuits. Wood engraving by Dalziel, 18--.

A wood engraving on a cream sheet shows a robed figure seated at a central workbench beneath a shelved laboratory, with glass vessels and a flask set on a stove. Smaller vignettes around the border show a balloon, a lightning-struck landscape, figures at easels, a globe, and a bellows-operating worker.

Artist
Brothers Dalziel
Date
[1870?]
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2735 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1880.
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: Alquimista en su alambique, rodeado de actividades científicas

Un grabado en madera sobre papel crema muestra a una figura con túnica sentada en una mesa de trabajo central, bajo un laboratorio con estantes, recipientes de vidrio y un matraz sobre un horno. Pequeñas viñetas alrededor muestran un globo, un paisaje con rayos, pintores en caballetes y un globo terráqueo.

Português: Alquimista em seu alambique, cercado de atividades científicas

Uma gravura em madeira sobre papel creme mostra uma figura de manto sentada em uma bancada central, sob um laboratório com prateleiras, recipientes de vidro e um frasco sobre um forno. Pequenas vinhetas ao redor mostram um balão, uma paisagem com raios, pintores em cavaletes e um globo.

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