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Mezzotint of a man in a dark robe lifting a round glass flask, with an hourglass and apparatus on a table beside him.

An alchemist peering into a glass vessel. Mezzotint by F.R. Say, 1819, after J. Northcote.

A mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark robe and white collar raising a round glass flask toward his eye, gazing at it intently. On the right, a sand hourglass and scientific apparatus rest on a table beside his hands, with the engraved words The Alchemist beneath.

Artist
James Northcote
Date
1819
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2978 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1819.
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

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