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Black and white engraving of an alchemist in a cluttered laboratory with flasks and stills, and a family visiting a poorhouse in a village scene at upper right.

An alchemist in his laboratory with his family: to the right they are shown calling at the poorhouse, destitute after the husband's failed experiments. Engraving after P. Bruegel, ca. 1558.

An engraving shows an alchemist at a cluttered workbench in a laboratory crowded with flasks, alembics, and vessels, while a woman and children stand at a doorway. In the upper right, a family in a snowy village approaches a poorhouse, a scene described in the record. Inscribed Latin verses run along the lower edge.

Artist
Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Date
[1558?]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2922 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1568.
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 laboratorio del alquimista, según Brueghel

Un grabado muestra a un alquimista junto a una mesa de trabajo en un laboratorio abarrotado de frascos, alambiques y vasijas, mientras una mujer y niños se asoman a una puerta. En el ángulo superior derecho, una familia en un pueblo nevado se acerca a un asilo para pobres. Versos latinos inscritos recorren el borde inferior.

Português: O laboratório do alquimista, após Bruegel

Uma gravura mostra um alquimista diante de uma bancada num laboratório cheio de frascos, alambiques e vasilhas, enquanto uma mulher e crianças aparecem numa porta. No canto superior direito, uma família numa aldeia coberta de neve se aproxima de um asilo para pobres. Versos latinos inscritos percorrem a borda inferior.

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